Suzuki VIN decoder

Suzuki's VIN guide gives each motorcycle model its first ten characters, so positions 4 to 8 work as one model identifier. This chart reads JS1EJ11B5V7100001, which we built from the 2027 Hayabusa entry in Suzuki's July 2026 guide with a computed check digit and the first serial in Suzuki's range. It shows the layout; we didn't match it to a particular bike.

These are the first ten characters in Suzuki's 2027 guide. The * stands for the check digit, and V is the 2027 model year:

Suzuki listed this 2022 Hayabusa's VIN as the first in one of the VIN ranges in its recall report to NHTSA (recall 24V-769, for a brake master cylinder port that can be blocked). NHTSA's vPIC database returns this for JS1EJ11B5N7100001:

For some bikes the VIN answers it. Suzuki gives 49-state and 50-state versions their own model identifier: the 2027 Hayabusa is JS1EJ11B (49-state) or JS1EJ11D (50-state), and the GSX-R1000 40th Anniversary models are JS1DM11Y or JS1DM11Z. We ran both Hayabusa versions through NHTSA's vPIC: the B version came back with the destination market "49 States (Except California)" and the D version with "50 States". Models with one version, such as the 2027 DR650S (JS1SP46D), have no split, so their VIN won't say.

Yes, with limits. Suzuki's guide is titled for motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles: 5SA is its code for ATVs built by Suzuki Manufacturing of America Corporation in Rome, Georgia, and RFD covers motorcycles and ATVs from Tai Ling Motor in Taiwan. vPIC's 2025 and 2026 Suzuki lists include the KingQuad 400 Asi, 400 Fsi, 500 Axi and 750 Axi and the QuadSport Z50 and Z90, but the 2027 guide on file details on-road motorcycles only, so we can't chart ATV positions here. The ATV VIN decoder page covers quads from every brand.

Suzuki cars decode too. vPIC's Suzuki codes include JS2, JS3, JG7, 2S2, 2S3 and KL5 for cars and SUVs and JS4 and 5Z6 for trucks, with model names such as the Samurai, Sidekick, Grand Vitara, XL7, SX4, Kizashi and Equator.

Start at the steering head. Federal rules require a street motorcycle's certification label on a permanent part as close as practical to where the steering post meets the handlebars, and the label shows the VIN with the month and year of manufacture (49 CFR 567.4). The VIN itself must be marked on a part that isn't meant to come off except for repair, or on a plate fixed to one (49 CFR 565.13).

On a Suzuki car or SUV, look through the windshield on the driver's side and at the label in the driver's door opening. ATVs are off-road vehicles outside those motor vehicle rules, so check the owner's manual for the spot on a KingQuad or QuadSport.

Color, and sometimes the edition. The 2027 Hayabusa Special Edition and the GSX-R600Z 40th Anniversary Edition share their first ten characters with the standard bikes, so the VIN can't separate them; for the Hayabusa, vPIC lists both model numbers. The year needs a second look too: the year letters repeat every 30 years, and the federal rule that tells 1997 from 2027 (a letter in position 7) applies only to cars, SUVs and light trucks, so vPIC adds a note that a motorcycle's decoded year may be wrong. Match it against your title. A Suzuki from before the 1981 model year has no 17-character VIN to decode; the classic car VIN page covers older serial numbers. For other brands' bikes, see the motorcycle VIN decoder.