1987 Nissan Micra VIN Decoder & ID Plate Locations - Service Manual GI-8

This is page GI-8 from a Nissan Micra service manual's General Information section, titled 'Identification Information: Identification Numbers.' The top half contains a line drawing of a 3-door Micra hatchback showing the locations of key identification items: the vehicle identification plate, the vehicle identification number (chassis number), the emission control information label, the tire placard, the F.M.V.S.S. certification label, and the vehicle identification number plate. The lower half breaks down the 17-character VIN structure using the example JN1 H K O 4 S * H 5 000001: JN1 = Nissan passenger vehicle (manufacturer), H = MA12 engine type, K = Nissan Micra vehicle line, a model change digit (0-9), body type (4 = 3-door hatchback, 3 = 5-door hatchback), S = standard restraint system, a check digit (0-9 or X) determined by mathematical computation, H = 1987 model year, 5 = Murayama manufacture plant, and a six-digit vehicle serial (chassis) number. It also states that 1987 production began with VINs JN1HK04S*H5010001 (3-door) and JN1HK03S*H5010001 (5-door). Readers can learn where to find identification labels on the car and how to decode a Micra VIN.