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Mitsubishi VIN decoder

Decode any Mitsubishi VIN for manufacturer specifications and NHTSA safety recall campaigns, and see which World Manufacturer Identifiers NHTSA has on record for Mitsubishi.

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Enter all 17 characters. The decoder reads the make, model and year from the whole VIN, not just the first three characters.

Mitsubishi WMI codes

The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier. NHTSA lists 22 of them for Mitsubishi. NHTSA's list includes codes from Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus, a truck maker that is a separate company from Mitsubishi Motors. They were issued across 5 countries: Australia, Japan, Portugal, Thailand and United States (USA). They span 4 vehicle types, listed separately below.

The country shown is where the identifier was issued, which usually but not always matches where a given vehicle was assembled. The eleventh character identifies the specific plant. A single WMI can cover more than one vehicle type, so some codes appear in more than one table.

Passenger Car 10 codes

Mitsubishi WMI codes — passenger car
WMI	Registered entity	Country
4A3	MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA	United States (USA)
4P3	MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA	United States (USA)
6MM	MITSUBISHI MOTORS AUSTRALIA LTD.	Australia
JA3	MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)	Japan
JE4	MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)	Japan
JJ3	MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)	Japan
JP3	MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)	Japan
JP4	MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)	Japan
ML3	MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)	Thailand
MP3	MITSUBISHI MOTORS (THAILAND) CO LTD	Thailand

Truck 5 codes

Mitsubishi WMI codes — truck
WMI	Registered entity	Country
JA7	MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)	Japan
JB7	MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)	Japan
JP7	MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)	Japan
JW7	MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)	Japan
TYB	MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK EUROPE S.A.	Portugal

Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) 3 codes

Mitsubishi WMI codes — multipurpose passenger vehicle (mpv)
WMI	Registered entity	Country
4A4	MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA	United States (USA)
JA4	MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)	Japan
JB4	MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)	Japan

Incomplete Vehicle 4 codes

Mitsubishi WMI codes — incomplete vehicle
WMI	Registered entity	Country
JL6	MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK AND BUS CORPORATION	Japan
JL7	MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK AND BUS CORPORATION	Japan
JLS	MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK AND BUS CORPORATION	Japan
JW6	MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)	Japan

Source: NHTSA vPIC, GetWMIsForManufacturer. Retrieved 2026-10-21.

Common Mitsubishi models

Some of the Mitsubishi models you are most likely to be decoding, as NHTSA spells them. Recall searches by year, make and model need that exact spelling.

Outlander — NHTSA recall records list the plug-in hybrid separately as Outlander PHEV.
Outlander Sport
Eclipse Cross
Mirage
Mirage G4
Lancer

Model names checked against NHTSA vPIC.

Notable Mitsubishi recalls since 2018

A few of the largest or most serious recent safety recalls covering Mitsubishi vehicles. They are examples, not a complete list: a single model year can have a dozen campaigns. A recall on the model does not mean it is still open on a particular car, so check the VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup, or see every campaign for a year and model with our recall lookup.

Back over prevention: rearview camera software

Vehicles: Certain 2022-2024 Mitsubishi Outlander and 2023-2025 Outlander PHEV vehicles. This campaign replaces and expands recall 23V-345.

A software error in the infotainment system can make the rearview camera image freeze or not appear, so the vehicles do not meet federal rear-visibility standard FMVSS 111. A missing rear view raises the risk of a crash.

Dealers update the infotainment software at no charge; vehicles repaired under 23V-345 need the new remedy.

NHTSA campaign 25V369000, reported 2 June 2025, about 198,940 vehicles across every brand in the campaign.

Visibility: windshield wiper linkage

Vehicles: Certain 2011-2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport vehicles.

Water can seep in between the hood and windshield and corrode the ball joint of the front wiper linkage, which can then come apart and stop the wipers. Losing the wipers reduces visibility and raises the risk of a crash.

Dealers replace the wiper link rod and wiper motor crank arm at no charge.

NHTSA campaign 18V103000, reported 9 February 2018, about 158,651 vehicles across every brand in the campaign.

Body: liftgate gas springs

Vehicles: Certain 2014-2020 Mitsubishi Outlander and 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV vehicles. This campaign expands recall 25V-507.

The liftgate gas spring cylinders can corrode and lose pressure. A cylinder can then rupture or the liftgate can drop unexpectedly, raising the risk of injury.

Dealers replace the left and right liftgate gas springs at no charge.

NHTSA campaign 26V252000, reported 20 April 2026, about 108,046 vehicles across every brand in the campaign.

Power train: transmission control software

Vehicles: Certain 2019-2022 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport vehicles with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and a mechanical key ignition.

A software error in the transmission control unit can wrongly lower the gear ratio at high speed, which can stall the engine. An engine stall raises the risk of a crash.

Dealers update the transmission control unit software at no charge.

NHTSA campaign 22V563000, reported 2 August 2022, about 76,508 vehicles across every brand in the campaign.

Forward collision avoidance: brake hydraulic unit software

Vehicles: Certain 2017-2018 Mitsubishi Outlander vehicles with adaptive cruise control or an electric parking brake, 2018 Outlander Sport vehicles with forward collision mitigation, and 2018 Outlander PHEV and Eclipse Cross vehicles.

Incorrect software in the brake hydraulic unit control module can keep automatic emergency braking, anti-lock brakes, stability control or brake auto hold from stepping in when needed. That raises the risk of a crash.

Dealers update the hydraulic unit control module software at no charge.

NHTSA campaign 18V621000, reported 14 September 2018, about 58,916 vehicles across every brand in the campaign.

Recall details from the NHTSA recalls API, checked 26 October 2026.

Reading the rest of a Mitsubishi VIN

Characters 4 to 8 describe the vehicle — model, body style, engine, restraint system. Mitsubishi assigns that scheme itself and files it with NHTSA, which is why decoding requires a lookup rather than arithmetic. Character 9 is the check digit, character 10 is the model year, and character 11 is the assembly plant.

See how to read a VIN for the full breakdown, or model year codes for the position 10 table.

Where the VIN is on a Mitsubishi

On the driver's side dashboard, readable through the windshield, and on a sticker in the driver's door jamb. The door jamb sticker usually carries a scannable barcode, which is more reliable than transcribing 17 characters by eye — the decoder can read it with your camera.

More detail in where to find the VIN.