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Honda chassis codes

Every Honda chassis code in the register: 41 codes across 12 models, grouped by model. Start and end are Japanese production months, and the US 25-year line is the production start plus 25 years. Last updated November 13, 2026 (PT).

Every code links to the eligibility check with the code filled in. The whole register, all makes in one file, is on the JDM chassis code list, with CSV and JSON downloads under CC BY 4.0.

Honda chassis codes: Japanese production dates, the US 25-year line and the source for each date (41 codes)
CodeAliasesModelStart (Japan)End (Japan)US 25-year line fromConfidenceSourcesNotes
Acty Truck · 9 codes
HA1M-HA1Acty Truck
2nd generation (550cc phase)
Truck 2WD, E05A 550cc
May 1988Feb 1990May 2013MediumStart: global.honda
End: carsensor.net
Notes

On sale 11 May 1988. Carsensor's catalog sub-period for the 550cc truck is 1988年5月~1990年2月; the 660cc HA3 replaced it on sale 26 March 1990 (Honda). Carsensor periods are its catalog model periods. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

HA2M-HA2Acty Truck
2nd generation (550cc phase)
Truck 4WD, E05A 550cc
May 1988Feb 1990May 2013MediumStart: global.honda
End: carsensor.net
Notes

On sale 11 May 1988. Carsensor's catalog sub-period for the 550cc truck ends 1990年2月; the 660cc HA4 replaced it on sale 26 March 1990 (Honda). Start is a sale date; production date not published.

HA3M-HA3, V-HA3Acty Truck
2nd generation (660cc phase)
Truck 2WD, E07A 656cc
Mar 1990Apr 1999Mar 2015MediumStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

Announced 23 February 1990, on sale 26 March 1990 (Honda release naming M-HA3). Honda's archive ends the generation 1999.04; the HA6 succeeded it on sale 28 May 1999. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

HA4M-HA4, V-HA4Acty Truck
2nd generation (660cc phase)
Truck 4WD, E07A 656cc
Mar 1990Apr 1999Mar 2015MediumStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

Announced 23 February 1990, on sale 26 March 1990 (Honda release naming M-HA4). Generation ends 1999.04 in Honda's archive; HA7 followed 28 May 1999. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

HA5V-HA5Acty Truck
2nd generation (660cc phase)
Acty Truck variant; body not explained by Honda
1991unknown2016LowStart: honda.co.jp
End: —
Notes

Honda's recycling fee table lists V-HA5 under Acty Truck from 1991 without describing it. Do not assume it is the Acty Crawler (offered from May 1994). End taken from the 2nd-generation truck archive end (1999.04), not a code-specific source. End removed: 1999.04 was the 2nd-generation truck archive end, not a date for V-HA5 itself, and no source says when HA5 ended. Start is the first year in Honda's recycling fee table, a sale/registration listing; production date not published.

HA6GD-HA6, UE-HA6Acty Truck
3rd generation
Truck 2WD, E07Z 656cc
May 1999Nov 2009May 2024MediumStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

Truck on sale 28 May 1999 (Honda release). Honda's archive and Carsensor both end the generation 2009.11; HA8 followed in December 2009. Later emissions prefixes appear on Honda's recycling table (2004 onward) but were not legible. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

HA7GD-HA7, UE-HA7Acty Truck
3rd generation
Truck 4WD, E07Z 656cc
May 1999Nov 2009May 2024HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

Truck on sale 28 May 1999 (Honda release); archive ends 2009.11. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

HA8EBD-HA8Acty Truck
4th generation
Truck 2WD, E07Z
Dec 2009Apr 2021Dec 2034HighStart: honda.co.jp
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

Honda's archive runs 2009.12 to 2021.04 (2009.12-2015.02 and 2015.03-2021.04 entries). Production and sales ended April 2021, ending Honda's kei truck line. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

HA9EBD-HA9Acty Truck
4th generation
Truck 4WD, E07Z
Dec 2009Apr 2021Dec 2034HighStart: honda.co.jp
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

Honda's archive runs 2009.12 to 2021.04. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

Acty Van · 2 codes
HH5—Acty Van
3rd generation
Van 2WD, E07Z
Jun 1999Apr 2018Jun 2024MediumStart: global.honda
End: ja.wikipedia.org
Notes

Van on sale 25 June 1999 (Honda release; Honda's archive labels the period from 1999.05). Van outlived the HA6/HA7 truck; Honda's archive ends 2018.07. Japanese Wikipedia says production ended end of April 2018 with stock sold to July. End is now the production end (end of April 2018, Japanese Wikipedia); Honda's archive end (2018.07) is the sale period. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

HH6—Acty Van
3rd generation
Van 4WD, E07Z
Jun 1999Apr 2018Jun 2024MediumStart: global.honda
End: ja.wikipedia.org
Notes

Van on sale 25 June 1999; Honda archive ends 2018.07 (production reportedly ended April 2018 per Japanese Wikipedia). End is now the production end (end of April 2018, Japanese Wikipedia); Honda's archive end (2018.07) is the sale period. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

Acty Van / Street · 4 codes
HH1—Acty Van / Street
2nd generation (550cc phase)
Van 2WD (Street shares the code), 550cc
May 19881990May 2013MediumStart: global.honda
End: global.honda
Notes

Van on sale 11 May 1988 (PRO grade 10 June 1988). Replaced by the 660cc HH3, on sale 26 March 1990; no source gives the last month of HH1 sales. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

HH2—Acty Van / Street
2nd generation (550cc phase)
Van 4WD (Street shares the code), 550cc
May 19881990May 2013HighStart: global.honda
End: global.honda
Notes

Van on sale 11 May 1988. Replaced by the 660cc HH4, on sale 26 March 1990; last month of HH2 sales not sourced. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

HH3M-HH3Acty Van / Street
2nd generation (660cc phase)
Van 2WD (also Street), E07A 656cc
Mar 1990Apr 1999Mar 2015MediumStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

On sale 26 March 1990 (Honda release naming M-HH3 for Acty Van and Street). Honda's van archive ends this generation 1999.04; the HH5 van went on sale 25 June 1999. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

HH4M-HH4Acty Van / Street
2nd generation (660cc phase)
Van 4WD (also Street), E07A 656cc
Mar 1990Apr 1999Mar 2015HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

On sale 26 March 1990 (Honda release naming M-HH4). Van archive ends 1999.04. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

Beat · 1 code
PP1E-PP1Beat
Beat (only generation)
656cc E07A MTREC mid-engine kei roadster
May 19911996May 2016HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

On sale 16 May 1991. Honda's archive gives the end only as 1996 ('1996年終了モデル'); Carsensor's catalog period runs to 1996年12月. End month left null because Honda does not state it. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

Civic · 1 code
EG6E-EG6Civic
5th generation (EG) 3-door
SiR / SiR-II, B16A 1.6 VTEC
Sep 1991Aug 1995Sep 2016HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

Announced 10 September 1991, on sale 11 September. Honda's archive lists the 3-door as ended August 1995 (archive end, not a documented last build). Not a Type R; EG9 is the Ferio sedan. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

Civic Ferio · 1 code
EG9E-EG9Civic Ferio
5th generation (EG) 4-door sedan
Ferio SiR, B16A 1.6 VTEC
Sep 1991Aug 1995Sep 2016HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

Ferio sedan on sale 11 September 1991; Honda's 4-door archive period 1991.09-1995.08. Separate chassis from the EG6 hatchback. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

Civic Type R · 3 codes
EK9E-EK9Civic Type R
6th generation (EK) Type R
3-door Type R, B16B
Aug 1997Sep 2001Aug 2022HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

On sale 22 August 1997. Honda's archive labels it a September 2001 production-end model. Facelift September 1998. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

EP3LA-EP3Civic Type R
7th generation Type R (UK-built)
3-door Type R, K20A, built by Honda UK
Dec 2001Aug 2005Dec 2026MediumStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

Announced 18 October 2001, on sale in Japan 6 December 2001 (Honda's archive labels the period from 2001.10). Imported from Honda of the UK Manufacturing, so build dates follow UK production. End conflict: Honda's archive index and page body say 2005.08, the page title says October 2005. Facelift on sale 23 January 2004. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

FD2ABA-FD2Civic Type R
8th generation Type R (4-door sedan)
4-door Type R, K20A, built at Suzuka
Mar 2007Aug 2010Mar 2032HighStart: global.honda
End: global.honda
Notes

On sale 30 March 2007. Honda announced production would end at the end of August 2010; its archive catalog period runs to 2011.03 (remaining stock). Start is a sale date; production date not published.

Civic Type R EURO · 1 code
FN2—Civic Type R EURO
8th generation Type R (UK-built 3-door)
Type R EURO, K20A, imported from Honda UK
Nov 2009Jun 2012Nov 2034HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

On sale 5 November 2009 as a 2,010-unit limited model, later offered again; Honda's archive period 2009.11-2012.06. UK-built, so build dates follow Swindon production. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

Integra · 7 codes
DB6E-DB6Integra
3rd generation 4-door hardtop
1.6 front-drive (ZX/ZXi)
Jul 19932000Jul 2018HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

4-door hardtop on sale 23 July 1993. Honda's 4-door archive ends at 2000 without a month; the code-to-grade mapping comes from Honda's 1993 release as summarised in JDMBUYSELL. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

DB7E-DB7Integra
3rd generation 4-door hardtop
1.8 B18B non-VTEC (ESi)
Jul 19932000Jul 2018HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

4-door hardtop on sale 23 July 1993; Honda's 4-door archive ends 2000 (no month). Grade mapping from JDMBUYSELL's reading of Honda's release. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

DB8E-DB8Integra
3rd generation 4-door hardtop
1.8 B18C VTEC (Si VTEC/SiR, 4-door Type R from 1995)
Jul 19932000Jul 2018HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

4-door hardtop on sale 23 July 1993; 4-door Type R from 1995. Honda's 4-door archive (including the 4-door Type R catalogue) ends 2000 with no month. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

DB9E-DB9Integra
3rd generation 4-door hardtop
1.6 ZXi 4WD
Sep 1993unknownSep 2018MediumStart: global.honda
End: —
Notes

Honda's July 1993 release says the ZXi 4WD was scheduled for September 1993 sale (start month is the scheduled month). 4-door archive ends 2000; whether DB9 lasted to the end is not confirmed. End removed: the 4-door archive's 2000 end is the body's, and no source confirms the ZXi 4WD DB9 ran to it. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

DC1E-DC1Integra
3rd generation 3-door coupe
1.6 non-VTEC (ZX/ZXi, later Ti)
May 1993Jun 2001May 2018HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

3-door on sale 21 May 1993. Honda's archive ends the 3rd-generation 3-door 2001.06; a DC1 Ti is in the June 2001 archive. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

DC2E-DC2Integra
3rd generation 3-door coupe
1.8 B18C VTEC (Si VTEC/SiR/SiR-G, Type R from 1995)
May 1993Jun 2001May 2018HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

On sale 21 May 1993; Type R from 16 October 1995. Honda's archive ends the 3-door and the 3-door Type R at 2001.06. The code alone does not prove a Type R. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

DC5LA-DC5, ABA-DC5Integra
4th generation
3-door coupe, K20A (iS, Type S, Type R)
Jul 2001Sep 2006Jul 2026HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

On sale 2 July 2001; facelift September 2004 (ABA-DC5). Honda's archive ends the model 2006.09. The code alone does not prove a Type R. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

NSX · 2 codes
NA1E-NA1, ABA-NA1NSX
1st generation
3.0 C30A (manual to Jan 1997; automatic to 2005)
Sep 1990Dec 2005Sep 2015HighStart: global.honda
End: global.honda
Notes

On sale September 1990 (Honda archive 1990.09). From February 1997 the manual became the 3.2 NA2; the 3.0 automatic stayed NA1. Production ended end of December 2005. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

NA2E-NA2, LA-NA2, ABA-NA2NSX
1st generation (3.2)
3.2 C32B, 6-speed manual (incl. Type S, NSX-R)
Feb 1997Dec 2005Feb 2022HighStart: global.honda
End: global.honda
Notes

On sale 7 February 1997. Facelift December 2001; NSX-R from May 2002. Production ended end of December 2005. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

Prelude · 8 codes
BA8E-BA8Prelude
4th generation
Si, F22B 2.2 DOHC, 2-wheel steering
Sep 1991Oct 1996Sep 2016HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

Announced 19 September 1991, on sale 20 September. Honda's archive ends the 4th generation 1996.10. Steering split per JDMBUYSELL's reading of Honda's specification tables. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

BA9E-BA9Prelude
4th generation
Si, F22B 2.2 DOHC, Hyper 4WS
Sep 1991Oct 1996Sep 2016HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

Announced 19 September 1991, on sale 20 September. Honda's archive ends the 4th generation 1996.10. Steering split per JDMBUYSELL's reading of Honda's specification tables. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

BB1E-BB1Prelude
4th generation
Si VTEC, H22A, Hyper 4WS
Sep 1991Oct 1996Sep 2016HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

Announced 19 September 1991, on sale 20 September. Honda's archive ends the 4th generation 1996.10. Steering split per JDMBUYSELL's reading of Honda's specification tables. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

BB4E-BB4Prelude
4th generation
Si VTEC, H22A, 2-wheel steering
Sep 1991Oct 1996Sep 2016HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

Announced 19 September 1991, on sale 20 September. Honda's archive ends the 4th generation 1996.10. Steering split per JDMBUYSELL's reading of Honda's specification tables. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

BB5E-BB5Prelude
5th generation
Xi / Si, F22B, 2-wheel steering
Nov 19962001Nov 2021HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

On sale 8 November 1996. Honda's archive ends the model in 2001 without a month; Carsensor's catalog period ends 2000年8月 (its last catalog revision). Start is a sale date; production date not published.

BB6E-BB6Prelude
5th generation
SiR / Type S (and SiR S spec from Sept 1998), H22A, 2-wheel steering
Nov 19962001Nov 2021HighStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

On sale 8 November 1996. Honda's archive ends the model in 2001 without a month; Carsensor's catalog period ends 2000年8月 (its last catalog revision). Start is a sale date; production date not published.

BB7E-BB7Prelude
5th generation
Si with 4WS option, F22B
Nov 1996unknownNov 2021LowStart: global.honda
End: —
Notes

On sale 8 November 1996. Honda's archive ends the model in 2001 without a month; Carsensor's catalog period ends 2000年8月 (its last catalog revision). Honda's final 2001 archive lists no 4WS cars, so the 4WS codes may have ended earlier; not confirmed. End removed: the 2001 archive end is the generation's, and the final archive lists no 4WS cars, so BB7 may have ended earlier; no source dates it. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

BB8E-BB8Prelude
5th generation
SiR with 4WS option, H22A
Nov 1996unknownNov 2021LowStart: global.honda
End: —
Notes

On sale 8 November 1996. Honda's archive ends the model in 2001 without a month; Carsensor's catalog period ends 2000年8月 (its last catalog revision). Honda's final 2001 archive lists no 4WS cars, so the 4WS codes may have ended earlier; not confirmed. End removed: the 2001 archive end is the generation's, and the final archive lists no 4WS cars, so BB8 may have ended earlier; no source dates it. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

S2000 · 2 codes
AP1GH-AP1, LA-AP1, ABA-AP1S2000
AP1
2.0 F20C, 6MT
Apr 1999Oct 2005Apr 2024MediumStart: global.honda
End: honda.co.jp
Notes

Honda's release says on sale 15 April 1999 (archive labels the first period from 1999.05). Archive ends the 2.0 car 2005.10; the 2.2 AP2 went on sale 25 November 2005. Start is a sale date; production date not published.

AP2ABA-AP2S2000
AP2
2.2 F22C, 6MT
Nov 2005Jun 2009Nov 2030MediumStart: global.honda
End: global.honda
Notes

On sale 25 November 2005. Honda said production for all regions would end by the end of June 2009; archive ends 2009.06. US-market AP2 cars differ (2004+ F22C). Start is a sale date; production date not published.

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