Hi All,
A recent Facebook post has inspired me to put this in a thread.
Not saying I know a lot, but since I have spent many hours looking this stuff up, I thought I would share my knowledge for an easy reference guide to looking up parts from JDM model Chassis Codes.
First of all, we know our 02-07 models are CG/CH's.
Mitsubishi Australia borked the chassis naming system around the CC chassis area. CG/CH does not exist in JDM chassis codes.
I will break the the chassis code into 2 parts eg CS & 2A.
First 2 characters of the Chassis and their meanings.
CS - 2WD or 4WD Sedan
CT - 4WD Sedan (Evo Chassis)
Last 2 characters of the Chassis and their meanings (not all last 2 characters appear on the above chassis codes)
2 - 4G15 DOHC GDI 1.5L or 4G15 SOHC MPI 1.5L
5 - 4G93 GDI DOHC 1.8L or 4G93T GDI DOHC 1.8L Turbo
6 - 4G94 2.0L
9 - 4G63 2.0L Turbo
0 - Utility
A - Passenger
C - Cabriolet
M - Compartment
V - Specialized
W - Touring
VIN Code and their meanings for CE Chassis and onward (Is not the same for CC and older):
1: J - Japan (Country of Origin)
2: M - Mitsubishi (Manufacturer)
3: F - Mitsubishi (Extra Manufacturer ID)
4: S - Sedan (M for 3 Door Hatchback, X for 5 Door Hatchback [E.G Colts], D for Coupe and L for Wagon)
5: R - Automatic (N for Manual)
6: C - As per above Chassis Codes List
7: K - As per above Chassis Codes List
8: 5 - As per above Chassis Codes List
9: A - Passenger (W for Touring)
10: 3 - 2003 (S is 95, T is 96, V is 97, W is 98, X is 99, Y is 00, 1 is 01, 2 is 02 etc)
11: U - Nagoya Plant (Japan) (T for Tonsley Park SA)
12: 1 - Serial Number
13: 2 - Serial Number
14: 3 - Serial Number
15: 4 - Serial Number
16: 5 - Serial Number
17: 6 - Serial Number
The last 6 Numbers are the Plant serial number, whether it determines build number your car is.
This is all the codes relevant to a CG/CH (Australian) based Chassis.
I am aware that I have not mentioned 7A which is the 4G69. This is because no JDM model had a 4G69 in them, this more of an export engine as it was more appealing to other countries that used larger cc engines.
CE Chassis JDM Chassis Code Thread - http://www.auslancer.com/index.php?threads/ce-relevance-to-jdm-chassis-codes.10459/
I also found some goodies, here are the original car assessments by the Department of Transport when presented with each car to pass ADR.
A recent Facebook post has inspired me to put this in a thread.
Not saying I know a lot, but since I have spent many hours looking this stuff up, I thought I would share my knowledge for an easy reference guide to looking up parts from JDM model Chassis Codes.
First of all, we know our 02-07 models are CG/CH's.
Mitsubishi Australia borked the chassis naming system around the CC chassis area. CG/CH does not exist in JDM chassis codes.
I will break the the chassis code into 2 parts eg CS & 2A.
First 2 characters of the Chassis and their meanings.
CS - 2WD or 4WD Sedan
CT - 4WD Sedan (Evo Chassis)
Last 2 characters of the Chassis and their meanings (not all last 2 characters appear on the above chassis codes)
2 - 4G15 DOHC GDI 1.5L or 4G15 SOHC MPI 1.5L
5 - 4G93 GDI DOHC 1.8L or 4G93T GDI DOHC 1.8L Turbo
6 - 4G94 2.0L
9 - 4G63 2.0L Turbo
0 - Utility
A - Passenger
C - Cabriolet
M - Compartment
V - Specialized
W - Touring
VIN Code and their meanings for CE Chassis and onward (Is not the same for CC and older):
1: J - Japan (Country of Origin)
2: M - Mitsubishi (Manufacturer)
3: F - Mitsubishi (Extra Manufacturer ID)
4: S - Sedan (M for 3 Door Hatchback, X for 5 Door Hatchback [E.G Colts], D for Coupe and L for Wagon)
5: R - Automatic (N for Manual)
6: C - As per above Chassis Codes List
7: K - As per above Chassis Codes List
8: 5 - As per above Chassis Codes List
9: A - Passenger (W for Touring)
10: 3 - 2003 (S is 95, T is 96, V is 97, W is 98, X is 99, Y is 00, 1 is 01, 2 is 02 etc)
11: U - Nagoya Plant (Japan) (T for Tonsley Park SA)
12: 1 - Serial Number
13: 2 - Serial Number
14: 3 - Serial Number
15: 4 - Serial Number
16: 5 - Serial Number
17: 6 - Serial Number
The last 6 Numbers are the Plant serial number, whether it determines build number your car is.
This is all the codes relevant to a CG/CH (Australian) based Chassis.
I am aware that I have not mentioned 7A which is the 4G69. This is because no JDM model had a 4G69 in them, this more of an export engine as it was more appealing to other countries that used larger cc engines.
CE Chassis JDM Chassis Code Thread - http://www.auslancer.com/index.php?threads/ce-relevance-to-jdm-chassis-codes.10459/
I also found some goodies, here are the original car assessments by the Department of Transport when presented with each car to pass ADR.
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