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VIN of SUBARU cars is fully compliant with the standard

For “old” SUBARU of Japanese manufacture
(corresponds exactly to SUBARU LEGACY of 1989-1998)

JF1BE5LJ3RGXXXXXX

  P / p No. Sign Description
WMI 1 J Manufacturer’s identification code.
2 F
3 1
VDS 4 B Model line:
A – Alcyone / XT / XT6 (all coupe)
B – Legacy / Baja
C – SVX
G – Impreza
5 E Body type:
E – Legacy sedan;
G – Legacy station wagon
6 5 Engine type and wheel arrangement:
3 – 1.8 liters, 4×4;
4 – 2.0 liters, 4×2;
5 – 2.0 liters, 4×4;
7 – 2.2 liters, 4×4;
9 – 2.5 liters, 4×4
7 L Steering wheel position:
L – left
R – right
eight J Power system and transmission type:
J – SOHC, petrol, multipoint injection, manual gearbox, 4×4;
R – SOHC,, petrol, multipoint injection, automatic gearbox;
G – SOHC, petrol, multipoint injection, manual gearbox, 4×2;
nine 3 Drive system:
3 – permanent four-wheel drive, manual gearbox without reduction gear;
4 – permanent four-wheel drive, manual gearbox with a reduction gear;5 – permanent four-wheel drive, automatic gearbox;
9 – front-wheel drive, manual gearbox
  ten R Model year
eleven G Place of Assembly:
G – Ota City Plant, Prefecture Gunma, Japan
12 X Serial number
13 X
fourteen X
15 X
16 X
  17 X

For “modern” SUBARU made in Japan for the European market:

JF1GD5LR55GXXXXXX

  P / p No. Sign Description
WMI 1 J Manufacturer’s identification code.
2 F
3 1
VDS 4 G Model Line:
B – Legacy
G – Impreza
S – Forester
W – (B9) Tribeca
5 D Body type:
D – Impreza (sedan)
G – Impreza (station wagon)
G – Forester;
K – Legacy (station wagon);
L – Legacy (sedan);
P – Outback (station wagon);
X – B9 Tribeca
6 5 Engine type and wheel arrangement:
4 – 1.6 liters
5 – 1.6 liters;
8 – 3.0 liters;
9 – 2.0 liters;
G – 2.5 liters;
F – 2.5 liters
7 L Steering wheel position:
L – left
R – right
eight R Power system and transmission type:
J – SOHC, petrol, multipoint injection, manual gearbox, 4×4;
R – SOHC,, petrol, multipoint injection, automatic gearbox;
G – SOHC, petrol, multipoint injection, manual gearbox, 4×2;
nine 5 Drive system:
3 – permanent four-wheel drive, manual gearbox without reduction gear;
4 – permanent four-wheel drive, manual gearbox with a reduction gear;
5 – permanent four-wheel drive, automatic gearbox;
9 – front-wheel drive, manual gearbox
  ten 5 Model year
eleven G Place of Assembly:
G – Ota City Plant, Prefecture Gunma, Japan
12 X Serial number
13 X
fourteen X
15 X
16 X
  17 X

For the North American market:

4S3BL616357XXXXXX

  P / p No. Sign Description
WMI 1 4 Manufacturer’s identification code.
2 S
3 3
VDS 4 B Model Line:
B – Legacy
G – Impreza
S – Forester
W – (B9) Tribeca
5 L Body type:
D – Impreza (sedan)
F – Impreza (station wagon)
G – Forester;
K – Legacy (station wagon);
L – Legacy (sedan);
P – Outback (station wagon);
X – B9 Tribeca
6 6 Engine type and wheel arrangement:
2 – 1.8 liters 4×2;
3 – 3.0 liters 4×2;
4 – 2.2 liters 4×4;
6 – 2.5 liters 4×4;
8 – 3.0 liters 4×4;
7 1 Equipment level
1 … 7 – ascending
8 – Outback
eight 6 Safety systems:
2 – automatic seat belts
5 – seat belts, two front airbags
6 – seat belts, two front airbags,
C side airbags – seat belts, two front airbags, side airbags, side inflatable curtains
nine 3 Checksum
  ten 5 Model year
eleven 7 Place of assembly and type of transmission:
6 – Subaru of Indiana Automotive (USA), 4×4 manual gearbox
7 – Subaru of Indiana Automotive (USA), 4×4 automatic gearbox
8 – Subaru of Indiana Automotive (USA), 4×4 automatic gearbox
C – factory in g Ota City, Prefecture Gunma, Japan, 4×2 Automatic KP
G – Ota City Plant, Prefecture Gunma, Japan, 4×4 Manual KP
H – Ota City Plant, Prefecture Gunma, Japan, 4×4 automatic gearbox
12 X Serial number
13 X
fourteen X
15 X
16 X
  17 X

List of possible WMI for SUBARU

Brand WMI Add. code Manufacturer Brand owner Code of the country Country Additionally Created / edited date VIN decoding
SUBARU 4S3   Subaru-Isuzu of America (USA) GM 4S USA   1899-12-31 ++
SUBARU 4S4   Subaru-Isuzu of America (USA) GM 4S USA   1899-12-31 ++
SUBARU JF1   Fuji Heavy Industries (J) GM JF Japan   1899-12-31 ++
SUBARU JF2   Fuji Heavy Industries (J) GM JF Japan SVX 2008-11-06  
SUBARU JF3   Fuji Heavy Industries (J) GM JF Japan Trucks 2012-12-23  
SUBARU JF4   Fuji Heavy Industries (J) GM JF Japan Factory in Tokyo 2012-12-23 ++
SUBARU JFB   Fuji Heavy Industries (J) GM JF Japan   1899-12-31 ++

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