The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). 5J8 is assigned to Acura, built in United States (North America). Any VIN that starts with 5J8 decodes to Acura. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with 5J8.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | 5J8 (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Acura |
| Country of assembly | United States |
| Region | North America (from the first character, 5) |
| Models seen here | MDX, RDX |
Acura test VINs · Decode a 5J8 VIN →
After the 5J8 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.
5J8 is a Acura WMI. Every VIN beginning with 5J8 was built by Acura 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 5J8 WMI, so a decoder returns Acura. No real vehicle's VIN is used.