The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). 5FP is assigned to Honda, built in United States (North America). Any VIN that starts with 5FP decodes to Honda. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with 5FP.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | 5FP (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Honda |
| Country of assembly | United States |
| Region | North America (from the first character, 5) |
| Models seen here | Ridgeline |
Honda test VINs · Decode a 5FP VIN →
After the 5FP WMI, positions 4–8 describe the model, body and engine; position 9 is the mod-11 check digit; position 10 is the model year; position 11 is the assembly plant; and positions 12–17 are the serial number. See the full 17-digit VIN format.
5FP is a Honda WMI. Every VIN beginning with 5FP was built by Honda and decodes to that make.
The first character 5 places the manufacturer in United States (North America region) under the VIN standard.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid and use the real 5FP WMI, so a decoder returns Honda. No real vehicle's VIN is used.