The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). JN8 is assigned to Nissan, built in Japan (Asia). Any VIN that starts with JN8 decodes to Nissan. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with JN8.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | JN8 (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Nissan |
| Country of assembly | Japan |
| Region | Asia (from the first character, J) |
| Models seen here | Rogue |
Nissan test VINs · Decode a JN8 VIN →
After the JN8 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.
JN8 is a Nissan WMI. Every VIN beginning with JN8 was built by Nissan and decodes to that make.
The first character J places the manufacturer in Japan (Asia region) under the VIN standard.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid and use the real JN8 WMI, so a decoder returns Nissan. No real vehicle's VIN is used.