JN1 JN3 JN6 JN8 JNK JNR JNT JNX

Nissan Motor Company, Ltd

Nissan Motor Company, Ltd's codes decode four makes: Chevrolet, Datsun, Infiniti and Nissan. Its codes span four vehicle types, from passenger cars to multipurpose passenger vehicles. Plants in six countries appear in its rules. It holds 8 WMIs in NHTSA's catalog, the 23rd-highest count among 11,625 manufacturers.

Model years covered by each code

One bar per three-character code, grouped by the vehicle type NHTSA lists for it. Bars reaching 2027 include rules with no end year.

Incomplete vehicles 2

  1. JN31981–2022
  2. JNX1990–2009

Multipurpose passenger vehicles 2

  1. JN81986–2027
  2. JNR1997–2009

Passenger cars 2

  1. JN11981–2027
  2. JNK1990–2009

Trucks 2

  1. JN61981–2022
  2. JNT2005–2009

Every code, side by side

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModelsPlant countries
JN1passenger carsDatsun, Infiniti, Nissan1981–open47Japan, United States, Mexico
JN3incomplete vehicles (chassis)Infiniti, Nissan1981–202239Mexico, United States, Japan
JN6trucksChevrolet, Nissan1981–202213United States, Japan, Mexico
JN8multipurpose passenger vehiclesInfiniti, Nissan1986–open27Japan, United States, Mexico
JNKpassenger carsInfiniti1990–200919Japan, United States, Mexico
JNRmultipurpose passenger vehiclesInfiniti1997–20095Japan, United States, Mexico
JNTtrucksInfiniti2005–20094Japan, United States, Mexico
JNXincomplete vehicles (chassis)Infiniti1990–200917Japan, Mexico, United States

Models found under the most codes

Model, model years across all codes, and how many of the codes name it

  • Maxima1981–2022 · 4 codes
  • Sentra1982–2022 · 4 codes
  • Q451990–2007 · 4 codes
  • Altima1993–2022 · 4 codes
  • 350Z2003–2009 · 4 codes
  • G352003–2009 · 4 codes
  • M452003–2010 · 4 codes
  • M352006–2010 · 4 codes
  • Versa2007–2022 · 4 codes
  • EX352008–2013 · 4 codes
  • G372008–2013 · 4 codes
  • 370Z2009–2022 · 4 codes
  • GT-R2009–2024 · 4 codes
  • Quest1993–2017 · 3 codes
  • Frontier1998–2022 · 3 codes
  • Altra-EV1999–2004 · 3 codes
  • I352002–2004 · 3 codes
  • Titan2002–2022 · 3 codes
  • Cube2009–2014 · 3 codes
  • QX502014–2022 · 3 codes
  • 200SX1981–1998 · 2 codes
  • Pickup1981–1997 · 2 codes
  • Stanza1981–1992 · 2 codes
  • 300ZX1983–1996 · 2 codes
  • Micra1985–1991 · 2 codes
  • Pathfinder1986–2022 · 2 codes
  • Stanza Wagon1986–1989 · 2 codes
  • Van1987–1990 · 2 codes
  • 240SX1989–2001 · 2 codes
  • Axxess1990–1991 · 2 codes
  • M301990–1992 · 2 codes
  • G201991–2002 · 2 codes
  • NX1991–1993 · 2 codes
  • Sentra Classic1991–1995 · 2 codes
  • J301993–1997 · 2 codes
  • I301996–2001 · 2 codes
  • Altra1998–1998 · 2 codes
  • Xterra2001–2015 · 2 codes
  • Armada2002–2027 · 2 codes
  • Murano2002–2022 · 2 codes
  • FX352003–2012 · 2 codes
  • QX562003–2013 · 2 codes
  • FX502009–2013 · 2 codes
  • G252011–2012 · 2 codes
  • Leaf2011–2027 · 2 codes
  • M372011–2013 · 2 codes
  • M562011–2013 · 2 codes
  • M35h2012–2013 · 2 codes

Codes per make

Number of Nissan Motor codes that decode each make

  1. Infiniti7
  2. Nissan4
  3. Datsun1
  4. Chevrolet1

Related companies with largely the same models

At least half of the models under these companies' codes also appear under Nissan Motor's codes; they have no page of their own.

CompanyCodesCode listModels
Nissan Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.33N1 3N6 3N861
Nissan North America, Inc.61N4 1N6 3PC 5BZ 5N1 5N369

Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.