2009G37

iTrader: (1)

Hey guys,

I've got a 2010 G37x coupe coming my way, and I got the VIN today. It's weird though, cuz usually Infiniti's VIN starts off as JNK, but the 2010 was JN1. I didn't realize manufacturers could change their VIN like that......??

AKG37

Well the J is Japan, the N is Nissan and the third digit is usually used as a manufacturing number/letter to identify the car. It's possible they've changed it; in Canada they are still using JNK
My previous car was 1HG, 1 for USA, H for Honda and G for passenger car/USA

JohnEnglish

The SAE assigns the World Manufacturer Identifer which is the first three digits of the VIN. As pointed out JN is for Nissan but the third digit can be a number or letter. Depends on how the SAE assigns the code.