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).
| Code | Aliases | Model | Start (Japan) | End (Japan) | US 25-year line from | Confidence | Sources | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acty Truck · 9 codes | ||||||||
| HA1 | M-HA1 | Acty Truck 2nd generation (550cc phase) Truck 2WD, E05A 550cc | May 1988 | Feb 1990 | May 2013 | Medium | Start: global.honda End: carsensor.net | NotesOn 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. |
| HA2 | M-HA2 | Acty Truck 2nd generation (550cc phase) Truck 4WD, E05A 550cc | May 1988 | Feb 1990 | May 2013 | Medium | Start: global.honda End: carsensor.net | NotesOn 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. |
| HA3 | M-HA3, V-HA3 | Acty Truck 2nd generation (660cc phase) Truck 2WD, E07A 656cc | Mar 1990 | Apr 1999 | Mar 2015 | Medium | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesAnnounced 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. |
| HA4 | M-HA4, V-HA4 | Acty Truck 2nd generation (660cc phase) Truck 4WD, E07A 656cc | Mar 1990 | Apr 1999 | Mar 2015 | Medium | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesAnnounced 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. |
| HA5 | V-HA5 | Acty Truck 2nd generation (660cc phase) Acty Truck variant; body not explained by Honda | 1991 | unknown | 2016 | Low | Start: honda.co.jp End: — | NotesHonda'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. |
| HA6 | GD-HA6, UE-HA6 | Acty Truck 3rd generation Truck 2WD, E07Z 656cc | May 1999 | Nov 2009 | May 2024 | Medium | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesTruck 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. |
| HA7 | GD-HA7, UE-HA7 | Acty Truck 3rd generation Truck 4WD, E07Z 656cc | May 1999 | Nov 2009 | May 2024 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesTruck on sale 28 May 1999 (Honda release); archive ends 2009.11. Start is a sale date; production date not published. |
| HA8 | EBD-HA8 | Acty Truck 4th generation Truck 2WD, E07Z | Dec 2009 | Apr 2021 | Dec 2034 | High | Start: honda.co.jp End: honda.co.jp | NotesHonda'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. |
| HA9 | EBD-HA9 | Acty Truck 4th generation Truck 4WD, E07Z | Dec 2009 | Apr 2021 | Dec 2034 | High | Start: honda.co.jp End: honda.co.jp | NotesHonda'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 1999 | Apr 2018 | Jun 2024 | Medium | Start: global.honda End: ja.wikipedia.org | NotesVan 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 1999 | Apr 2018 | Jun 2024 | Medium | Start: global.honda End: ja.wikipedia.org | NotesVan 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 1988 | 1990 | May 2013 | Medium | Start: global.honda End: global.honda | NotesVan 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 1988 | 1990 | May 2013 | High | Start: global.honda End: global.honda | NotesVan 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. |
| HH3 | M-HH3 | Acty Van / Street 2nd generation (660cc phase) Van 2WD (also Street), E07A 656cc | Mar 1990 | Apr 1999 | Mar 2015 | Medium | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesOn 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. |
| HH4 | M-HH4 | Acty Van / Street 2nd generation (660cc phase) Van 4WD (also Street), E07A 656cc | Mar 1990 | Apr 1999 | Mar 2015 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesOn 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 | ||||||||
| PP1 | E-PP1 | Beat Beat (only generation) 656cc E07A MTREC mid-engine kei roadster | May 1991 | 1996 | May 2016 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesOn 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 | ||||||||
| EG6 | E-EG6 | Civic 5th generation (EG) 3-door SiR / SiR-II, B16A 1.6 VTEC | Sep 1991 | Aug 1995 | Sep 2016 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesAnnounced 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 | ||||||||
| EG9 | E-EG9 | Civic Ferio 5th generation (EG) 4-door sedan Ferio SiR, B16A 1.6 VTEC | Sep 1991 | Aug 1995 | Sep 2016 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesFerio 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 | ||||||||
| EK9 | E-EK9 | Civic Type R 6th generation (EK) Type R 3-door Type R, B16B | Aug 1997 | Sep 2001 | Aug 2022 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesOn 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. |
| EP3 | LA-EP3 | Civic Type R 7th generation Type R (UK-built) 3-door Type R, K20A, built by Honda UK | Dec 2001 | Aug 2005 | Dec 2026 | Medium | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesAnnounced 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. |
| FD2 | ABA-FD2 | Civic Type R 8th generation Type R (4-door sedan) 4-door Type R, K20A, built at Suzuka | Mar 2007 | Aug 2010 | Mar 2032 | High | Start: global.honda End: global.honda | NotesOn 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 2009 | Jun 2012 | Nov 2034 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesOn 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 | ||||||||
| DB6 | E-DB6 | Integra 3rd generation 4-door hardtop 1.6 front-drive (ZX/ZXi) | Jul 1993 | 2000 | Jul 2018 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | Notes4-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. |
| DB7 | E-DB7 | Integra 3rd generation 4-door hardtop 1.8 B18B non-VTEC (ESi) | Jul 1993 | 2000 | Jul 2018 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | Notes4-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. |
| DB8 | E-DB8 | Integra 3rd generation 4-door hardtop 1.8 B18C VTEC (Si VTEC/SiR, 4-door Type R from 1995) | Jul 1993 | 2000 | Jul 2018 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | Notes4-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. |
| DB9 | E-DB9 | Integra 3rd generation 4-door hardtop 1.6 ZXi 4WD | Sep 1993 | unknown | Sep 2018 | Medium | Start: global.honda End: — | NotesHonda'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. |
| DC1 | E-DC1 | Integra 3rd generation 3-door coupe 1.6 non-VTEC (ZX/ZXi, later Ti) | May 1993 | Jun 2001 | May 2018 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | Notes3-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. |
| DC2 | E-DC2 | Integra 3rd generation 3-door coupe 1.8 B18C VTEC (Si VTEC/SiR/SiR-G, Type R from 1995) | May 1993 | Jun 2001 | May 2018 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesOn 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. |
| DC5 | LA-DC5, ABA-DC5 | Integra 4th generation 3-door coupe, K20A (iS, Type S, Type R) | Jul 2001 | Sep 2006 | Jul 2026 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesOn 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 | ||||||||
| NA1 | E-NA1, ABA-NA1 | NSX 1st generation 3.0 C30A (manual to Jan 1997; automatic to 2005) | Sep 1990 | Dec 2005 | Sep 2015 | High | Start: global.honda End: global.honda | NotesOn 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. |
| NA2 | E-NA2, LA-NA2, ABA-NA2 | NSX 1st generation (3.2) 3.2 C32B, 6-speed manual (incl. Type S, NSX-R) | Feb 1997 | Dec 2005 | Feb 2022 | High | Start: global.honda End: global.honda | NotesOn 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 | ||||||||
| BA8 | E-BA8 | Prelude 4th generation Si, F22B 2.2 DOHC, 2-wheel steering | Sep 1991 | Oct 1996 | Sep 2016 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesAnnounced 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. |
| BA9 | E-BA9 | Prelude 4th generation Si, F22B 2.2 DOHC, Hyper 4WS | Sep 1991 | Oct 1996 | Sep 2016 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesAnnounced 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. |
| BB1 | E-BB1 | Prelude 4th generation Si VTEC, H22A, Hyper 4WS | Sep 1991 | Oct 1996 | Sep 2016 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesAnnounced 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. |
| BB4 | E-BB4 | Prelude 4th generation Si VTEC, H22A, 2-wheel steering | Sep 1991 | Oct 1996 | Sep 2016 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesAnnounced 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. |
| BB5 | E-BB5 | Prelude 5th generation Xi / Si, F22B, 2-wheel steering | Nov 1996 | 2001 | Nov 2021 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesOn 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. |
| BB6 | E-BB6 | Prelude 5th generation SiR / Type S (and SiR S spec from Sept 1998), H22A, 2-wheel steering | Nov 1996 | 2001 | Nov 2021 | High | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesOn 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. |
| BB7 | E-BB7 | Prelude 5th generation Si with 4WS option, F22B | Nov 1996 | unknown | Nov 2021 | Low | Start: global.honda End: — | NotesOn 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. |
| BB8 | E-BB8 | Prelude 5th generation SiR with 4WS option, H22A | Nov 1996 | unknown | Nov 2021 | Low | Start: global.honda End: — | NotesOn 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 | ||||||||
| AP1 | GH-AP1, LA-AP1, ABA-AP1 | S2000 AP1 2.0 F20C, 6MT | Apr 1999 | Oct 2005 | Apr 2024 | Medium | Start: global.honda End: honda.co.jp | NotesHonda'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. |
| AP2 | ABA-AP2 | S2000 AP2 2.2 F22C, 6MT | Nov 2005 | Jun 2009 | Nov 2030 | Medium | Start: global.honda End: global.honda | NotesOn 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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