WMI · SJN

SJN — Nissan

A VIN that begins with SJN was built by Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) in United Kingdom. Decode a full SJN VIN below to get the exact make, model, engine and origin.

What SJN means

SJN is the World Manufacturer Identifier — the first three characters of every VIN, which identify who built the vehicle and where.

WMI
SJN
Manufacturer
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK)
Country of manufacture
United Kingdom
Region
Europe
Vehicle type
Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)

UK-built Nissan (Sunderland) — Qashqai, Juke, Leaf.

How the SJN prefix is built

Under ISO 3780, the three WMI characters break down like this:

Character 1 — region

“S” places the manufacturer in Europe.

Characters 1–2 — country

“SJ” identifies the assigning country: United Kingdom.

Character 3 — manufacturer / division

“N” narrows it to Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK).

Where Nissan SJN vehicles are built

Vehicles with a SJN VIN are associated with Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK), United Kingdom. Note that a single carmaker uses different WMIs for different plants, so the SJN prefix points to this specific origin — not simply to the Nissan brand.

Real decoded SJN VINs

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