VINS what are your first 3 digits

[packhamstruck]

I have three 350x's and am looking into what year the one is, two of my trikes start with JH2, but from what i know and am told they should all start with JH3, what are your first 3 digits, thanks andrew

[Xowner]

85 vin is JH3TE080*FM000001

86 vin is JH3TE080*GM000001


yah so rub some paint off ansd see it it just isnt playing wiht you

also could it bee a cananda modle?

[packhamstruck]

I am 100% sure it says JH2, i even have the ownership for it and it has JH2.......... on it was there cdn models or were they all the same

[200xman]

I just checked my 86. It was JH3. Got a couple of other frames I can check tomorrow.

[AirManCam]

My 86 X starts with JH3 also.

[350x'inNY]

SOmething wierd going on.....

Pulled my ATC350X Parts Manual out. It has 2 pages that decode the serial numbers.

JH3 - Honda All terain vehicle (Manufactured in Japan)
JH2 - Honda Motorcycle (Manufactured in Japan)

I'm pretty sure this is not just an American manual, because it lists codes for bikes built in like 8 other countries.

The part about the year is later in the vin, as I typed earlier.

85 vin is JH3TE080*FM000001 <-- 1st 85

86 vin is JH3TE080*GM000001 <-- first 86

an '87' should be JH3TE080*HM000001 <-- first 87 as if...

JH3 - ATV made in Japan
TE080 - Atc350X product code
F thru H Model Year (85 thru 87)
M - Hamamatsu Factory in JAPAN
000001 Manufacturing sequence serial number.

Bruce

[Xowner]

this means maybe its a 87 350X? :rolleyes:

[Billy Golightly]

The even stranger part is the vin that packhamstruck PMed me to checkout, H2MC120XXXXXXXXX the first 6 digits do not show up anywheres in my hondaline identification guide. The closest thing there is, is JH2MC130XXXXXXX Which is for an 83 CM250 motorcycle.

[Xowner]

i bet he is making these up! :D and he is sitting back laughing at us b/c we think it might be a 87 350X ;)

[ATCMedic]

I have owned/worked on literally 100's of ATC's over the years, and I never remember any of the VINs starting with anything but JH3. EVEN the 2 1987 200x's I and my brother had started with JH3. The year code is further into the number and is a letter not a number. I'll check out my frames and let you know which one it is. Could just be an assembly line error......

[Billy Golightly]

Could just be an assembly line error......

Never thought of that, very possible.

[packhamstruck]

Those are the numbers off of that frame

but about the JH2 thing, i have my owner ship for my other 350x and it is JH2 i will scan the owner ship and try to take a pic of the the vin on the trike

[200Xjapan]

'85 Japan spec 200X

TR05-1400xxx

JDM trikes do not have "JH#" in the VIN.

[erussell]

I made this little picture up for my web site. I think it helps with figuring out this VIN's.
http://www.allterraincycles.ca/ATCvins.jpg

[1985 200s]

JH3 = Japan Honda 3 Wheels ???
JH2 = Japan Honda 2 Wheels ???
Does an TRX250 start out JH4 ???