Honda Chassis Code Checklist - Honda Tuning Magazine

Sometime during the late 1990s somebody thought it would be a good idea to start calling Hondas and Acuras not by their given names but by a series of letters and numbers associated with their 17-digit vehicle identification numbers. Since then, forenames like EF, EG, EK, DA, and DC have been given to all manner of Civics and Integras, but more often than not, because of a particular Honda's country of origin, engine type, and layout, chassis codes can vary significantly between two otherwise seemingly similar cars Which means that most of the time, you're doing it wrong. The following is a sampling of Honda's hundreds of chassis codes. All U.S.-based enthusiast models are represented as are each of their Japanese equivalents (where applicable). JDM models that do not have North American counterparts as well as hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles with the exception of the CR-Z are not shown.

A note about Japanese model production years: You may be wondering why, for example, the Japanese version of the fifth-generation Civic (1992-1995 model) starts in 1991 or how they've gotten their hands on a 1992 CR-X. The answer is simple: Japan's automotive nomenclature is based off of a vehicle's precise initial and final sale dates. For example, like the United States, the fifth-generation Civic Hatchback was first sold in Japan in late 1991, but unlike the United States, the car is classified by the year in which it was first sold—1991.

'84-'95 Civic/CRX USDM 1984 CRX DX 1300 AE5 JDM 1983-1987 CR-X 1.3 AE5 USDM 1984-1986 CRX DX AF5 USDM 1985-1986 CRX HF, Si AF5 JDM 1983-1987 CR-X 1.5i AF5 JDM 1983-1987 CR-X Si AS5 USDM 1987 CRX DX, HF, Si EC1 USDM 1988-1991 CRX DX, HF ED8 USDM 1988-1991 CRX Si ED9 JDM 1987-1992 CR-X 1.5X EF6 JDM 1987-1992 CR-X Si EF7 JDM 1987-1992 CR-X SiR EF8 USDM 1988-1991 Civic DX, Std Hatchback ED6 USDM 1989-1991 Civic Si Hatchback ED7 JDM 1987-1991 Civic 23L, 23U Hatchback EF1 JDM 1987-1991 Civic 25R, 25X Hatchback EF2 JDM 1987-1991 Civic Si, Si Extra Hatchback, EF3 JDM 1987-1991 Civic SiR, SiR-II Hatchback EF9 USDM 1988-1991 Civic DX, LX Sedan ED3 USDM 1990-1991 Civic EX Sedan ED4 JDM 1987-1991 Civic 35M, 35U, 35X, 35X Extra Sedan EF2 JDM 1987-1991 Civic 36i Limited Sedan EF3 JDM 1987-1991 Civic RT X 4WD, RT X 4WD Extra Sedan EF4 JDM 1987-1991 Civic RTi J 4WD, RTi Limited 4WD Sedan EF5 USDM 1988-1991 Civic DX Wagon EE2 USDM 1988-1991 Civic 4WD 1600 Wagon EE4 JDM 1987-1994 Civic Shuttle 55X, 55X Extra EF2 JDM 1987-1994 Civic Shuttle 56i EF3 JDM 1987-1994 Civic Shuttle RT X 4WD, RT X 4WD EX EF4 JDM 1987-1994 Civic Shuttle RTi Limited Edition, RTi 4WD, Beagle, Beagle-X EF5 USDM 1988-1989 Civic Wagovan EY2 JDM 1991-1995 Civic EL Hatchback EG3 JDM 1991-1995 Civic ETi, MX, VTi Hatchback EG4 JDM 1991-1995 Civic SiR, SiR-II Hatchback EG6 USDM 1992-1995 Civic CX, DX, VX Hatchback EH2 USDM 1992-1995 Civic Si Hatchback EH3 USDM 1993-1995 Civic EX Coupe EJ1 USDM 1993 Civic EX-S Coupe EJ1 JDM 1993-1995 Civic Coupe EJ1 USDM 1993-1995 Civic DX Coupe EJ2 JDM 1991-1995 Civic Ferio EL Sedan EG7 USDM 1992-1995 Civic DX, LX Sedan EG8 JDM 1991-1995 Civic Ferio ETi, MX, VTi Sedan EG8 JDM 1991-1995 Civic Ferio SiR Sedan EG9 JDM 1991-1995 Civic Ferio RTSi, RTX Sedan EH1 USDM 1992-1995 Civic EX Sedan EH9

Del Sol USDM 1993-1995 del Sol S EG1 JDM 1992-1999 CR-X del Sol VXi EG1 USDM 1994-1997 del Sol VTEC EG2 JDM 1992-1999 CR-X del Sol SiR EG2 USDM 1996-1997 del Sol S EH6 USDM 1993-1997 del Sol Si EH6

'96-'13 Civic USDM 1996-2000 Civic CX, DX Hatchback EJ6 JDM 1995-2000 Civic EL Hatchback EK2 JDM 1995-2000 Civic Ri, VTi Hatchback EK3 JDM 1995-2000 Civic SiR, SiR-II Hatchback EK4 JDM 1997-2001 Civic Type R Hatchback EK9 USDM 1996-2000 Civic DX Coupe EJ6 USDM 1996-2000 Civic HX Coupe EJ7 JDM 1996-1999 Civic Coupe EJ7 USDM 1996-2000 Civic EX Coupe EJ8 USDM 1999-2000 Civic Si Coupe EM1 USDM 1996-2000 Civic DX, LX Sedan EJ6 USDM 1999-2000 Civic VP Sedan EJ6 USDM 1996-2000 Civic EX Sedan EJ8 JDM 1995-2000 Civic Ferio EL Sedan EK2 JDM 1995-2000 Civic Ferio Mi, ML, Vi Sedan EK3 JDM 1995-2000 Civic Ferio Si, Si-II Sedan EK4 JDM 1995-2000 Civic Ferio RTi Sedan EK5 USDM 2002-2005 Civic Si Hatchback EP3 JDM 2004-2005 Civic Type R Hatchback EP3 USDM 2001-2005 Civic DX, EX, HX, LX Coupe EM2 USDM 2004-2005 Civic VP Coupe EM2 USDM 2005 Civic EX Special Edition, LX Special Edition Coupe EM2 USDM 2001-2005 Civic DX, LX Sedan ES1 USDM 2004-2005 Civic VP Sedan ES1 JDM 2003-2005 Civic Ferio C Sedan ES1 USDM 2001-2005 Civic EX Sedan ES2 USDM 2005 Civic EX Special Edition, LX Special Edition Sedan ES2 JDM 2003-2005 Civic Ferio C4 Sedan ES2 JDM 2003-2005 Civic Ferio X, XL Sedan ES3 JDM 2003-2005 Civic Ferio X4 Sedan ET2 JDM 2009-2012 Civic Type R Euro Hatchback FN2 USDM 2006-2011 Civic DX, EX, LX Coupe FG1 USDM 2008-2011 Civic EX-L Coupe FG1 USDM 2006-2011 Civic Si Coupe FG2 USDM 2006-2011 Civic DX, EX, LX Sedan FA1 USDM 2008-2011 Civic EX-L Sedan FA1 USDM 2009-2011 Civic LX-S Sedan FA1 USDM 2009-2011 Civic VP Sedan FA1 USDM 2007-2011 Civic Si Sedan FA5 JDM 2006-2010 Civic Ferio 1.8G, 1.8GL Sedan FD1 JDM 2006-2007 Civic Ferio 1.8B Sedan FD1 JDM 2006-2010 Civic Ferio 2.0GL Sedan FD2 JDM 2007-2011 Civic Type R Sedan FD2 USDM 2012 Civic DX Coupe FG3 USDM 2012-2013 Civic LX, EX, EX-L Coupe FG3 USDM 2012-2013 Civic Si Coupe FG4 USDM 2012 Civic DX Sedan FB2 USDM 2012-2013 Civic HF, EX, EX-L, LX Sedan FB2 USDM 2012-2013 Civic Si Sedan

Integra JDM 1985-1989 Quint Integra GSi, LS, RSi, ZS Hatchback AV USDM 1986-1989 Integra LS, RS Hatchback DA3 USDM 1986-1989 Integra LS, RS Five-Door DA1 JDM 1985-1988 Quint Integra GS, GSi, LS, ZS Five-Door DA1 JDM 1989-1993 Integra RXi, TXi, ZXi Hatchback DA5 JDM 1989-1993 Integra RSi, XSi Hatchback DA6 USDM 1990-1993 Integra GS, LS, RS Hatchback DA9 USDM 1991-1993 (exclude 1992) LS Special Edition Hatchback DA9 USDM 1992-1993 Integra GS-R Hatchback DB2 JDM 1989-1993 Integra RX, RXi, ZX, ZXi Sedan DA7 JDM 1989-1993 Integra XSi Sedan DA8 USDM 1990-1993 Integra GS, LS, RS Sedan DB1 JDM 1993-1995 Integra ZX, ZXi Hatchback DC1 JDM 1995-2001 Integra Ti Hatchback DC1 USDM 1994-2001 Integra GS-R Hatchback DC2 USDM 1997-2001 (exclude 1999) Integra Type R Hatchback DC2 JDM 1993-1995 Integra Si VTEC Hatchback DC2 JDM 1995-2001 Integra SiR-G, Type R, Xi-G Hatchback DC2 USDM 1994-2001 Integra LS Hatchback DC4 USDM 1995-1996 Integra LS Special Edition Hatchback DC4 USDM 1994-1999 Integra RS Hatchback DC4 USDM 1997-2001 Integra GS Hatchback DC4 JDM 1993-1995 Integra ZX, ZXi Sedan DB6 JDM 1995-2000 Integra Ti, Xi-G Sedan DB6 USDM 1994-2001 Integra LS Sedan DB7 USDM 1994-1996 Integra RS Sedan DB7 USDM 1997-2001 Integra GS Sedan DB7 USDM 1996 Integra LS Special Edition Sedan DB7 JDM 1993-1995 Integra ESi Sedan DB7 USDM 1994-2001 Integra GS-R Sedan DB8 JDM 1993-1995 Integra Si VTEC Sedan DB8 JDM 1995-2000 Integra SiR-G, Type R Sedan DB8 JDM 1993-1995 Integra ZXi 4WD Sedan DB9 JDM 1995-2000 Integra Xi 4WD Sedan DB9 USDM 2002-2006 RSX base, Type-S Hatchback DC5 JDM 2001-2006 Integra Type R, Type S Hatchback DC5

Accord/TSX JDM 2004-2006 Accord 20A, 20EL Sedan CL7 JDM 2002-2008 Accord 20A, 20EL, Euro R Sedan CL7 JDM 2004-2006 Accord 20A 4WD, 20EL 4WD Sedan CL8 JDM 2006-2008 Accord 20A 4WD, 20EL 4WD Sedan CL8 USDM 2004-2008 TSX Sedan CL9 JDM 2004-2006 Accord 24S, 24T, 24TL Sedan CL9 JDM 2006-2008 Accord 24TL, Type S Sedan CL9 JDM 2008-2013 Accord 20TL Sedan CU1 USDM 2009-2013 TSX Sedan CU2 USDM 2012-2013 TSX SE Sedan CU2 JDM 2008-2013 Accord Type-S Sedan CU2 USDM 2010-2013 TSX V6 Sedan CL9 USDM 2011-2013 TSX Sport Wagon

NSX USDM 1991-1996 NSX USDM 1997-2005 NSX (automatic trans) NA1 JDM 1992-1995 NSX-R NA1 USDM 1997-2005 NSX (manual trans) NA2 USDM 1999 NSX Alex Zanardi Edition NA2 JDM 1997-2005 NSX Type-S NA2 JDM 2002-2005 NSX-R NA2

CR-Z USDM 2011-2013 CR-Z base, EX ZF1 JDM 2010-2012 CR-Z ZF1

Fit USDM 2007-2008 Fit base, Sport GD3 JDM 2005-2007 Fit 1.5A, 1.5S, 1.5W GD3 JDM 2005-2007 Fit 1.5A 4WD, 1.5W 4WD GD4 JDM 2007-2010 Fit 1.3 G/G, 1.3 L GE6 JDM 2007-2010 Fit 1.3 G/G 4WD, 1.3 L 4WD GE7 USDM 2009-2013 Fit base, Sport GE8 JDM 2007-2010 Fit 1.5 RS, 1.5 X GE8 JDM 2007-2010 Fit 1.5 RX 4WD, 1.5 X 4WD GE9

S2000 USDM 2000-2003 S2000 AP1 JDM 1999-2005 S2000 base, Type V AP1 USDM 2004-2009 S2000 AP2 USDM 2008-2009 S2000 CR AP2 JDM 2005-2009 S2000 base, Type V AP2

Prelude USDM 1988-1990 Prelude 2.0S BA4 USDM 1988-1991 Prelude 2.0Si BA4 USDM 1988-1989 Prelude 2.0Si 4WS BA4 USDM 1990-1991 Prelude 2.05Si, 2.05Si 4WS BA4 JDM 1987-1991 Prelude 2.0Si, 2.0XL, 2.0XX, 2.0XR, Si, XX (manual trans) BA4 JDM 1987-1991 Prelude 2.0Si, 2.0XX, Si, Si, SRS, XX (automatic trans) BA5 USDM 1992-1996 Prelude S BA8 JDM 1991-1996 Prelude Si BA8 JDM 1991-1996 Prelude Si (4WS) BA9 USDM 1993-1996 Prelude VTEC BB1 JDM 1991-1996 Prelude Si VTEC (4WS) BB1 USDM 1992-1996 Prelude Si BB2 USDM 1995 Prelude Si Special Edition BB2 USDM 1992-1994 Prelude Si 4WS BB2 JDM 1991-1996 Prelude Si VTEC BB4 JDM 1996-2001 Prelude Si, Xi BB5 USDM 1997-2001 Prelude base, Type SH BB6 JDM 1996-2001 Prelude SiR, Type S BB6 JDM 1996-2001 Prelude Si 4WS BB7 JDM 1996-2001 Prelude SiR 4WS BB8

Accord JDM 1990-1994 Accord 2.0Si, 2.0Si Exclusive Coupe CB6 USDM 1990-1993 Accord DX, EX, LX, SE Coupe CB7 JDM 1989-1993 Accord EF, EX, EXL Sedan CB1 JDM 1989-1993 Accord EXL (4WS) Sedan CB2 JDM 1989-1993 Accord 2.0EXL, 2.0EXL-i, 2.0Si Sedan CB3 JDM 1989-1993 Accord 2.0EXL, 2.0EXL-i, 2.0Si (4WS) Sedan CB4 USDM 1990-1993 Accord DX, EX, LX Sedan CB7 USDM 1991-1993 Accord SE Sedan CB7 USDM 1993 Accord LX Anniversary Edition Sedan CB7 USDM 1991-1993 Accord EX, LX Wagon CB9 USDM 1994-1997 Accord EX, LX Coupe CD7 USDM 1994 Accord DX Coupe CD7 USDM 1997 Accord SE Coupe CD7 JDM 1994-1999 Accord 2.2Vi, SiR Coupe CD7 JDM 1993-1997 Accord EX Sedan CD3 JDM 1993-1997 Accord 2.0EX, 2.0EXL Sedan CD4 USDM 1994-1997 Accord DX, EX, LX Sedan CD5 USDM 1996-1997 Accord VP Sedan CD5 USDM 1996 Accord DX Anniversary Edition Sedan CD5 USDM 1997 Accord SE Sedan CD5 JDM 1993-1997 Accord 2.2VTL, VTE Sedan CD5 JDM 1993-1997 Accord SiR Sedan CD6 USDM 1995-1997 Accord EX V6, LX V6 Sedan CE6 USDM 1994-1997 Accord EX, LX Wagon CE1 JDM 1994-1997 Accord 2.2Vi, 2.2VTL Wagon CE1 USDM 1998-2002 Accord EX V6, LX V6 Coupe CG2 USDM 1998-2002 Accord EX, LX Coupe CG3 USDM 2002 Accord SE Coupe CG3 JDM 1997-2002 Accord 1.8VTS Sedan CF3 JDM 1997-2002 Accord 2.0LEV, 2.0VTS, SiR, SiR-T Sedan CF4 JDM 1997-2002 Accord 2.0VTS 4WD Sedan CF5 USDM 1998-2002 Accord DX Sedan CF8 USDM 2001-2002 Accord VP Sedan CF8 USDM 1998-2002 Accord EX V6, LX V6 Sedan CG1 USDM 1998-2002 Accord LX Sedan CG5 USDM 1998-2002 Accord EX Sedan CG6 USDM 2000-2002 (exclude 2001) Accord SE Sedan CG6 USDM 2003-2007 Accord EX, LX Coupe CM7 USDM 2003 Accord SE Coupe CM7 USDM 2003-2007 Accord EX V6, LX V6 Coupe CM8 USDM 2003 Accord SE V6 Coupe CM8 USDM 2003-2005 Accord DX Sedan CM5 USDM 2003-2007 Accord VP Sedan CM5 USDM 2003-2007 Accord EX, LX Sedan CM5 USDM 2003-2007 Accord SE Sedan CM5 USDM 2003-2007 Accord EX V6, LX V6 Sedan CM6 USDM 2007 Accord SE V6 Sedan CM6 USDM 2008 Accord LX Coupe CS1 USDM 2008-2012 Accord EX, EX-L Coupe CS1 USDM 2009-2012 Accord LX-S Coupe CS1 USDM 2008-2012 Accord EX-L V6 Coupe CS2 USDM 2008-2012 Accord EX, EX-L, LX Sedan CP2 USDM 2011-2012 Accord SE Sedan CP USDM 2008-2012 EX V6, EX-L V6 Sedan CP3 USDM 2013-2014 Accord EX, EX-L, LX-S Coupe CT1 USDM 2013-2014 Accord EX-L V6 Coupe CT2 USDM 2013-2014 Accord EX, EX-L, LX Sport Sedan CR2 USDM 2013-2014 Accord EX-L V6, Touring V6 Sedan CR3