fatcat

I thought the TSXs are assembled in Japan, yet the VIN# my dealer gave me contain C as the 11 digit. According to the VIN decoder, this means that it was assembled in Lansing, MI. Is this normal??

Thanks!

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fatcat

Which one is the typo? Thanks.

blackjackman

All the TSXs VINs I have seen have C at the 11th position, including mine.

"C for Lansing" only applies to US-assembled cars I suppose.

TSXs are assembled in Saitama, Sayama - north of Tokyo - Japanese version of Lansing

Newplay1

On the sticker it says 100% assembled in JPN? I know the RSX says somthing like 90% JPN and 10% USA meaning misc items like coin holder and crap like that....

fatcat

I was wondering if they switched plants for the late-production cars.

biker

How can you assemble a car anything than 100% in one location?

Now content is another matter.

VIN decoding:

1st character- Identifies the country in which the vehicle was manufactured. For example: U.S.A. (1 or 4), Canada (2), Mexico (3), Japan (J), Korea (K), Great Britian (S), Germany (W), Italy (Z)

2nd character- Identifies the manufacturer. For example; Audi (A), BMW (B), Buick (4), Cadillac (6), Chevrolet (1), Chrysler (C), Dodge (B),Ford (F), GM Canada (7), General Motors (G), Honda (H), Jaquar (A), Lincoln (L), Mercedes Benz (D), Mercury (M), Nissan (N), Oldsmobile (3), Pontiac (2 or 5), Plymouth (P), Saturn (8), Toyota (T), VW (V), Volvo (V).

3rd character- Identifies vehicle type or manufacturing division.

4th to 8th characters- Identifies vehicle features such as body style, engine type, model, series, etc.

9th character- Identifies VIN accuracy (check digit).

10th character- Identifies the model year.

For example: 1988(J), 1989(K), 1990(L), 1991(M), 1992(N), 1993(P), 1994(R), 1995(S), 1996(T),1997(V), 1998(W), 1999(X), 2000(Y)------2001(1), 2002(2), 2003(3)

11th character- Identifies the assembly plant for the vehicle.

12th to 17th characters- Identifies the sequence of the vehicle for production as it rolled off the manufacturer's assembly line.

Newplay1

oh hehe I meant you know the misc small things it says "made in USA" instead of made in JPN....

Michael05

For the TSX:

7th digit: transmission (5 is a manual, 6 is an automatic)
8th digit: navi (8 means the car does not have navi, 9 has navi)

Searching for these digits makes it SUPER easy to find a used TSX with navi on AutoTrader, since AutoTrader puts the VIN on the main search results page. That's how I managed to find my TSX with navi -- without combing through 130+ listings each day.

Alin10123

Well.... depends. The cars could come here with no batteries becuase of the salt corrossion, it could've not had any mirrors, it could not have a few trim peices installed until it hits the ports here and then American Honda Motor Corp installs those items here.

The % thing on the sticker only says "final assembly point".