[CJMDWYER]

Ok I received my black edition VIN on the 20th of july. The dealer tells me that means it has been built.The dealers screenshot shows this VIN to be in the 2600 range. Two other dealers in the area have received black editions in the past week, The vin on one is in the 3500 range and another is in the 6900 range.... Seems odd that one just made would have a lower VIN. Asked my dealer contact and he said "he just sells the cars, no idea about VIN numbers"...................

 

[Honda SSM]

Your question reminded me when I was a member of the S2KI.com, they have a Honda S2000 Registry which is categorized using the year and VIN. In which he (S2KI member “Legal Bill”) suggested that S2000s coming off of the assembly line were consecutively numbered, and therefore we could tell if our "cars met before we did". The theory being that if any two cars are numbered one after another in consecutive order than they were produced one after another. This idea grew into the idea of creating a Registry of cars listing the screen name, model year and last five digits of the VIN number.

I found this quite interesting and wondering if the Ridgeline owners could start a Honda Ridgeline Registry.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...lG63ffDeOsYir2Lp8zA0fo1luA/edit#gid=408772616
My S2000 entry #800

 

[zroger73]

My VIN ends in 6881 and was built 6/16. The VIN ending in 5599 in this photo was built 9/16.

 

[halfcar609]

My VIN ends in 6881 and was built 6/16. The VIN ending in 5599 in this photo was built 9/16.

From what I have been able to figure out looking at cars. com and from other sites is that 2wd and AWD have different number sequence. As best as I can tell there should be a 1001 2wd and a 1001 AWD. Look at the VIN's out there and you will see what I'm talking about. The AWD are numbering at around 15xxx regardless of trim. The 2wd are now in the 6xxx as the picture you posted reflects. I guess Honda has a mad sense of reasoning. Not sure what the Canadian VIN's are but its possible they have their own sequence too.

 

[Ross Swenson]

The fourth digit indicated vehicle type. The one above is "Y". Not sure if that is a 2WD or AWD, but it is a -T. Mine is a AWD -T and the fourth digit is a "Y". Does anyone have a 2WD, if so what is your digit? That may relate to the number sequence. I will did some more.

 

[zroger73]

The VIN provides some information about the vehicle. It is typically composed of four sections. The first three digits are called the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). This identifies where the vehicle was manufactured or assembled and the type of vehicle it is. Honda has factories in Japan, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Each factory has it's own identifying code. For example, a VIN starting with 1HG identifies a passenger vehicle manufactured at Honda of America, while 2HG identifies a passenger vehicle manufactured at Honda of Canada. Honda currently has 10 different manufacturing locations.

The next five digits (4 through 8) are the Vehicle Description Section (VDS). These digits provide information on the engine type, body style, and vehicle model type. The ninth digit is a check digit used internally. The 10th digit indicates the model year; letters (except "O" and "Z") were used for vehicles up to the 2000 model year while numbers are used for 2001 and newer vehicles. For example, "X" means the 1999 model year, "Y" is the 2000 model year and "1" represents the 2001 model year. The 11th digit is the plant code. Finally, digits 12 - 17 are the serial number, which is unique to each vehicle. - http://owners.honda.com/help/faqs

That last part implies that no two or more (2017) Ridgelines share the same last six digits since they are unique. But, are they really? Hmmm.

Here's how the 2017 Ridgeline's VIN breaks down:

(World Manufacturer Identifier)
1st-3rd digits: 5FP=Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC - Honda Truck

(Model Code)
4th-8th digits:
YK2F1 Ridgeline 2WD Sport
YK3F1 Ridgeline AWD Sport
YK2F2 Ridgeline 2WD RT
YK3F2 Ridgeline AWD RT
YK2F4 Ridgeline 2WD RTS
YK3F4 Ridgeline AWD RTS
YK2F5 Ridgeline 2WD RTL
YK3F5 Ridgeline AWD RTL
YK2F6 Ridgeline 2WD RTL-T
YK3F6 Ridgeline AWD RTL-T
YK3F7 Ridgeline AWD RTL-E
YK3F8 Ridgeline AWD Black Edition

(Check Digit)
9th digit: Checksum

(Model Year)
10th digit: H=2017

(Plant Code)
11th digit: B=Lincoln, Alabama, USA

(Unique Serial Number)
12th-17th digits: XXX,XXX

Sources: Cars.com listings, FAQ at Honda.com, correspondence Honda filed with the NHTSA, Google...

 

[Ross Swenson]

Thanks, I was just digging for that.

 

[UnicornKaz]

My VIN ends in 6881 and was built 6/16. The VIN ending in 5599 in this photo was built 9/16.

We should start refer to all 6 digits of the VIN as serial numbers..instead of just 4 like in all the threads existed. :nerd:

Mine is also from 06/16 and it's 501503.

 

[UnicornKaz]

(Model Code)
4th-8th digits:
YK2F1 Ridgeline 2WD Sport
YK3F1 Ridgeline AWD Sport
YK2F2 Ridgeline 2WD RT
YK3F2 Ridgeline AWD RT
YK2F4 Ridgeline 2WD RTS
YK3F4 Ridgeline AWD RTS
YK2F5 Ridgeline 2WD RTL
YK3F5 Ridgeline AWD RTL
YK2F6 Ridgeline 2WD RTL-T
YK3F6 Ridgeline AWD RTL-T
YK3F7 Ridgeline AWD RTL-E
YK3F8 Ridgeline AWD Black Edition

(Check Digit)
9th digit: Checksum

(Model Year)
10th digit: H=2017

(Plant Code)
11th digit: B=Lincoln, Alabama, USA

(Unique Serial Number)
12th-17th digits: XXX,XXX

Sources: Cars.com listings, FAQ at Honda.com, correspondence Honda filed with the NHTSA, Google...

need one for Canadian trims models...:grin::laugh:>

 

[zroger73]

We should start refere to all 6 digits of the VIN as serial numbers..instead of just 4 like in all the threads existed. :nerd:

Mine is also from 06/16 and it's 501503.

5???

Great. My head just exploded. Happy now?

Well, we KNOW that a half-million Ridgelines haven't been built and since Honda say the last 6 digits represent the unique serial number, then that makes the VIN sequence even less meaningful.

se·ri·al
ˈsirēəl/
adjective
1. consisting of, forming part of, or taking place in a series.

se·ries
ˈsirēz/
noun
1. a number of things, events, or people of a similar kind or related nature coming one after another.

This also means that my VIN ending in 006881 made in 6/16 was almost certainly NOT the 6,881st Ridgeline (or 5,881st assuming the "serial" numbers started at 001001 as has been stated). Mine could be the first one that rolled off the line or the magic 10,001st - I'll probably never know.
It also means the VIN ending in 005599 above made in 9/16 was most definitely NOT the 5,599th Ridgeline (or 4,559th) since that would be impossible. We already know that 12,745 Ridgelines have been sold as of the end of last month, so more than that have been made.

 

[UnicornKaz]

5???

Great. My head just exploded. Happy now?

Well, we KNOW that a half-million Ridgelines haven't been built and since Honda say the last 6 digits represent the unique serial number, then that makes the VIN sequence even less meaningful.

se·ri·al
ˈsirēəl/
adjective
1. consisting of, forming part of, or taking place in a series.

se·ries
ˈsirēz/
noun
1. a number of things, events, or people of a similar kind or related nature coming one after another.

well..the proof is in the picture..isn't it ??:grin:

all theory are scrap now ?? >

make sense of what other post referred to...
separate set for FWD..AWD...Canadian trims...etc.

 

[Ross Swenson]

I would guess that a 6 didgit sn that begins with "5" indicates a Canadian version. But the options and models are all different there so that is not totally possible. Maybe those codes refer to something different on the CA versions.??

 

[longboat]

Can VINs be retired and brought back for a different truck?

Example: if Camp Ridgeline demos were destroyed, can their VINs be re-used? Maybe causing early VINs to show up on later vehicles? Maybe 5 denotes re-used VIN? Maybe I am clueless?

 

[Carsmak]

More than likely the Camp Ridgeline Vehicles had no VIN's Assigned. Often Test and Pre-Production (which I believe the Camp Ridgeline Vehicles were) are not assigned VIN's

 

[halfcar609]

I feel pretty confident they had VIN's. The silver one showed in Detroit had a VIN. Csimo had posted pictures of the truck all around and the vin plate ended in 72. I'm sure we will see a lot of the camp ridgeline being used as SEMA show trucks. The Alabama factory racing team normally gets a couple of those type of vehicles. The white van they race is one of those, the blue van is number 002 of that generation, the two red accord coupes are pre production as well. The ridgelines that were used as the CART safety team were also pre production vehicles too, they did keep those around for a while.