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JN1Datsun, Infiniti and Nissan passenger cars

Held by Nissan Motor Company, Ltd · registered in Japan

WMI JN1 decodes 47 models, the third longest list among the 250 passenger car WMIs in the catalog. It is the only three-character WMI in the catalog for the Datsun make. Its rules place assembly in five countries. It covers three makes: Datsun, Infiniti and Nissan.

Models in the decoding rules, by model year

  1. 200SX1981–1998
  2. 2101981–1982
  3. 280ZX1981–1983
  4. 3101981–1982
  5. 5101981
  6. Maxima1981–2022
  7. Pulsar1981–1990
  8. Stanza1981–1992
  9. Sentra1982–2022
  10. 300ZX1983–1996
  11. Micra1985–1991
  12. Stanza Wagon1986–1988
  13. 240SX1989–2001
  14. Axxess1990–1991
  15. NX1991–1993
  16. Sentra Classic1991–1995
  17. Altima1993–2022
  18. Altra1998
  19. Altra-EV1999–2004
  20. 350Z2003–2009
  21. G352003–2009
  22. M452003–2010
  23. Q452003–2007
  24. I352004
  25. M352006–2010
  26. Versa2007–2022
  27. EX352008–2013
  28. G372008–2013
  29. 370Z2009–2022
  30. GT-R2009–2024
  31. G252011–2012
  32. Leaf2011–2027
  33. M372011–2013
  34. M562011–2013
  35. M35h2012–2013
  36. Q502014–2024

Also in the rules (11 more): Q60, Q70, QX50, Versa Note, Q40, Q70L, QX30, Rogue Sport, Kicks, Ariya Hatchback, Nissan Z.

Where the rules place assembly

Plant countriesJapan, United States, Mexico, South Korea, United Kingdom

Plant locations namedTochigi; Smyrna; Aguascalientes City; Miyawaka; Cuernavaca; Canton; Yokosuka; Samukawa; Nagoya; Musashimurayama; Hiratsuka; Kyoto City; Yokosuka City; Shonan Plant, Hiratsuka and 15 more

Bodies and power

Body classesCoupe, Sedan, Hatchback, Convertible, Wagon, Minivan

Primary fuelsGasoline, Electric, Diesel

Electrified versionsBattery electric, Hybrid

Compared with the closest code, 1N4

1N4 is held by Nissan North America, Inc. Measured by the overlap of the two model lists, it is the code closest to JN1.

Models in both41

Only under JN1210, 280ZX, 310, 510, Ariya Hatchback, Nissan Z

Model yearsJN1: 1981–open · 1N4: 1981–open

Other codes held by Nissan Motor

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModels
JNKpassenger carsInfiniti1990–200919
JN3incomplete vehicles (chassis)Infiniti, Nissan1981–202239
JN8multipurpose passenger vehiclesInfiniti, Nissan1986–open27
JNXincomplete vehicles (chassis)Infiniti1990–200917
JN6trucksChevrolet, Nissan1981–202213
JNRmultipurpose passenger vehiclesInfiniti1997–20095
JNTtrucksInfiniti2005–20094

All 8 codes of Nissan Motor

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