J8BChevrolet incomplete vehicles (chassis)
Held by Isuzu Motors Limited, Japan · registered in Japan
WMI J8B shares most of its model list with three other codes. Its rules place assembly in five countries. The same rules run from model year 1981 to 2009, with nothing after 2009. Its rules name 6 percent of the 95 models found under all 13 codes of Isuzu Motors Limited, Japan.
Models in the decoding rules, by model year
- Forward Control1981–1987
- W41981–2009
- W51981–2009
- W61981–1996
- W71981–2009
- W32001–2007
Where the rules place assembly
Plant countriesUnited States, Japan, Mexico, Canada, South Africa
Plant locations namedFujisawa; Toluca; Kawasaki; Flint; Janesville; Pontiac; Fremont; Ingersoll; Silao; Tillsonburg; Ramos Arizpe; Port Elizabeth; Mishawaka; Oshawa Truck and 1 more
Bodies and power
Body classesTruck, Incomplete
Primary fuelsGasoline, Diesel
Codes with largely the same models
These codes have no page of their own: at least half of the models in their rules also appear under J8B. The last column counts the shared models.
| Code | Holder | Vehicle type | Model years | Shared models |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4KB | General Motors LLC | incomplete vehicles (chassis) | 1989–2009 | 5 of 5 |
| 4KD | General Motors LLC | incomplete vehicles (chassis) | 1989–2009 | 5 of 5 |
| J8D | Isuzu Motors Limited, Japan | incomplete vehicles (chassis) | 1981–2009 | 6 of 6 |
Compared with the closest code, 59R
59R is held by Workhorse Group Inc. Measured by the overlap of the two model lists, it is the code closest to J8B apart from those listed above.
Models in both4
Only under J8BForward Control, W7
Only under 59RE-100 All Electric, E-GEN Plug In Hybrid, Electric Drive Chassis, W56, W56HD
Model yearsJ8B: 1981–2009 · 59R: 2015–open
Plant countries only for J8BJapan, Mexico, Canada, South Africa
Body classes only for J8BIncomplete
Vehicle typeJ8B: incomplete vehicles (chassis) · 59R: trucks
Other codes held by Isuzu Motors Limited, Japan
| Code | Vehicle type | Makes | Model years | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAL | incomplete vehicles (chassis) | Chevrolet, Hino, Isuzu | 1981–open | 38 |
| JAM | incomplete vehicles (chassis) | Isuzu | 1981–1996 | 3 |
| J81 | passenger cars | Chevrolet, Geo | 1985–1996 | 21 |
| J87 | passenger cars | Asuna, Isuzu | 1985–1996 | 19 |
| 4S2 | multipurpose passenger vehicles | Isuzu | 1987–2005 | 8 |
| JAC | multipurpose passenger vehicles | Isuzu | 1984–2005 | 8 |
| 4S1 | trucks | Isuzu | 1987–1995 | 5 |
| JAA | trucks | Isuzu | 1981–1996 | 5 |
3 more not shown here. All 13 codes of Isuzu Motors Limited, Japan
Codes for Chevrolet held by other companies are listed on the page for JAL.
Other codes starting with J8
- J81Isuzu Motors Limited, Japan, passenger car
- J87Isuzu Motors Limited, Japan, passenger car
- J8CGeneral Motors, truck
- J8DIsuzu Motors Limited, Japan, incomplete vehicle
- J8TGeneral Motors, truck
- J8ZIsuzu Motors Limited, Japan, truck
Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.