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