Enter the 17-character VIN of your Nissan Datsun to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
See the factory basics for free, and order a full report for the history behind the VIN.
Enter a 17-character VIN and the decoder returns the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture for your Nissan Datsun. Our data covers 11 versions, from the Nissan Datsun 100 A Combi (WBLF10) and the Nissan Datsun 120 Y Coupe (KB 210) to the Nissan Datsun 240 Coupe (KMLG C210), with model years from 1973 to 2002. Body styles in the data are Wagon, Sedan and Coupe, and power runs from 45 to 131 hp.
A VIN does not record accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, so the decoder cannot speak to the car's past. When you look at a car, check that the model year and country the decoder gives match the seller's description, and that the VIN on the plate matches the one in the registration papers. Cars built before 1981 may not carry a 17-character VIN at all, which matters for the earlier years in our range.
1973 - 2002
Production years
45 - 131 hp
Power
3
Body styles
11
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Datsun 140 J | 1973 - 1977 | Sedan | 65 hp |
| Nissan Datsun 160 J (710,A10) | 1973 - 1982 | Sedan | 72 - 88 hp |
| Nissan Datsun 100 A (E10,BLF10) | 1974 - 1980 | Sedan | 45 hp |
| Nissan Datsun 120 | 1974 - 1980 | Sedan | 52 hp |
| Nissan Datsun 120 Y Coupe (KB 210) | 1974 - 1977 | Coupe | 52 hp |
| Nissan Datsun 100 A Combi (WBLF10) | 1975 - 1980 | Wagon | 45 hp |
| Nissan Datsun 180 B (PL810) | 1977 - 1981 | Sedan | 88 - 90 hp |
| Nissan Datsun 240 Coupe (KMLG C210) | 1978 - 1981 | Coupe | 131 hp |
| Nissan Datsun 140 Y Combi (HLB310) | 1979 - 1983 | Wagon | 67 hp |
| Nissan Datsun (D21) | 1989 - 1996 | - | 85 - 100 hp |
| Nissan Datsun (MD22) | 1997 - 2002 | - | 110 - 130 hp |
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1973 - 2002 across 11 versions of the Nissan Datsun. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
11 versions, in 3 body styles, with power up to 131 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives the manufacturer, model year and country, not a version name. Our versions, such as the 140 J, the 160 J (710,A10) or the 180 B (PL810), carry codes in brackets, so compare those codes with what the registration document and the plate say. Characters 4 to 8 of a VIN are the descriptor section, but how they are filled differs between makers and eras.
Read all 17 characters on the plate and check them against the registration papers, character by character. Remember that the letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so one of those suggests a misread or a mistake. Then see whether the tenth character, the model year, fits the year the seller claims.
It will not tell you about accidents, mileage, theft or owners, because none of that is stored in a VIN. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report. The decoder itself is free and needs no registration.