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Mitsubishi Pajero, Montero and Shogun chassis numbers

Mitsubishi identifies its four-wheel drives by a model code on the plate and the frame — J3, J20, J38, J54, J58 for the Jeep; L040 and L140 for the first Pajero, V20 and V40 for the second, V60/V70 for the third and V80/V90 for the fourth; K70 and KH for the Pajero Sport; L200 codes K30, K60, KB and KL for the pick-ups — with the seventeen-digit VIN under JMA, JMB and JMY (Mitsubishi Japan), MMB and MMT (Mitsubishi Thailand) and MMC codes on export vehicles. [1][2][3]

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Where to find it

The plate on the bulkhead or the door pillar; the chassis number stamped on the right-hand frame rail (Jeep, Pajero, L200) and on the floor under the front seat on later Pajeros.

How to read it

1953–1998 (Jeep)Model code + serial
J3, J10, J20, J38, J54, J58 with a sequential number; JGSDF vehicles also carry a Type 73 designation and a military registration.
1982–2021 (Pajero)Model code + serial or VIN
L040/L140 (first), V20/V40 (second), V60/V70 (third), V80/V90 (fourth), with the seventeen-digit VIN on export vehicles.
1981– (L200 and Pajero Sport)Model code + VIN
K30, K60, KB, KL and KJ/KK codes for the Triton and K70, KH for the Pajero Sport, with MMB or MMT WMIs on Thai-built vehicles.

Prefixes

Prefix or codeMeans
J3 / J54 / J58Mitsubishi Jeep, 1953–98
L040 / L140Pajero I
V20 / V40Pajero II
V60 / V70Pajero III
V80 / V90Pajero IV
K70 / KHPajero Sport
K30 / K60 / KB / KLTriton and L200
JMA / JMB / JMYMitsubishi Japan WMIs
MMB / MMTMitsubishi Thailand (Laem Chabang)

Sources

  1. 1Mitsubishi PajeroWikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22
  2. 2Mitsubishi JeepWikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22
  3. 3Vehicle identification numberWikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22

The numbers are as the sources cited above record them — the parts trade's frame-number charts, the clubs' transcriptions of the makers' bulletins and the enthusiast decoders; a blank cell means no number is recorded. Registry research, not a factory record — check the vehicle's plate and the maker's build record before relying on a range. Corrections through the suggestion form.