SI16

Everyone should know this if you don't then here it is:

1st number of you VIN if it is a 1-US, 2-Canadian, 4-US, J-japan.

So if your VIN starts with "J" that means your civic was built in Japan!
starts with a 1 or a 4 than it was built in the US
starts with a 2 built in Canada

please feel free to add to this...

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VIN View /// AnalogX

PCBKnight

If it was made in America it will say "Honda of America" under the hood. I know that much. Haven't the pleasure of seeing a JDM Civic up close. Still cool thing to know though.

OVNI_CIVIC

just because it is built in japan doesnt mean its jdm. those built in japan for US market are merely japanese built for the US market specifications.... Only the ones sold into the japanese market, are Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) spec.

kwe1560

Thats good to know, I bought my 95 Civic in Germany. I was stationed there in the mid 90s. The VIN starts with a(2). It was modified for European Autobahn Specs. I had to have them Americanized when I returned to the states. It was great driving the Autobahn in Germany with it. Having a 1.5L engine,5-speed manual and averaging about 40mpg. The Civic kept up with the best of German cars...for less than half the price of a European car, and gas averaging about $5.00 per gallon I didn't have to stop for fuel very often either. Civic is now 12 years old and still runs great...

zonk

mine was made in canada, i remember before i changed the radiator support it had the sticker from there but this just reconfirms it

PowerWheels86

mine is made in Japan... anyone have any idea what it means if you have the engine no.?

PowerWheels86

okay nvm on the engine question i found out i have an EW4 which means my engine is a piece of crap only producing a little under 100 hp when it's running full power... and in prime shape... which it is... hahaha

SI16

OVNI_CIVIC you are correct; Although don't confuse a japanese built civic with an american or canadian built one. The Japenese built are managed by TQM. Which means not that they only meet american standards, they surpass the standards; with minimum tolerences.

Can I get a witness...?

serrilion

hahah i got a Canada 1, even have the fancy sticker under the hood!

Jokerluv

canada is 2

and it would hae been built in alliston , ontario if it is a 2

Jokerluv

unless it has changed since i workrd for honda

Natedowg

iTrader: (1)

got the canada SI lol still has the french stickers on it...to bad i cant read french..

DeX

Mine's a Canadian Civic, bought it in Alberta. But the VIN starts with a 1 so it was built in the USA.

SI16

I own a 95 Civic built in canada.

Jo Jitsu

Mine's a late 93 built in japan
J HM EG53
with a D16Z6

By the way Im in the UK and my trim is ESI I take it thats the same as the US SI ?

A-Dub

Mine starts with a J. Does that mean its better then the 1's, 2's and 5's?

K12144

Mine's a J.

ex-cobalter

haha, i get to play "tokyo drifting" all the time now, go little japanese civic, go!

IROC it

Mine was:

Description Position Raw Data Decoded Data
Region: 1 J Asia
Country: 1-2 JH Japan
Manufacturer: 2-3 HM Honda
Model Specific: 4-8 EH959 Unknown
Check Digit: 9 3 Valid
Year: 10 P 1993
Assembly Plant: 11 S S
Serial Number: 12-17 009976 9976


What does "EH959" and "Unknown" mean?