Factory build sheet
1998 Acura RL W/Leather Seats
Build JH4KA964-W · 3.5L 6cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JH4KA964 and position 10 reads W. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every RL whose VIN starts JH4KA964 and carries W in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 143 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 143 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Acura with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3.5 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 212
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- C35A1
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 210 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 4
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Acura used the VIN pattern JH4KA964 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 1996 3.5L 6cyl Sedan · 98 vehicles code T
- 1997 W/Leather 3.5L 6cyl Sedan · 166 vehicles code V
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1998 You are here code W
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | JH4 | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | KA964 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | W | Model year — 1998 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
143 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JH4KA964-W shares the specification above.
- 143 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the RL, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 1998 W/Moonroof &Traction Control 3.5L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 152 vehicles
- 1998 Moonroof & Traction Control W/California Navigation 3.5L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 44 vehicles
- 1998 Moonroof & Traction Control W/Florida Navigation 3.5L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 168 vehicles
- 2000 3.5 3.5L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 749 vehicles
- 2001 3.5 3.5L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 41 vehicles
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 143 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.