Factory build sheet
1989 Honda Civic 1500 LX
Build 1HGED355-K · 1.5L 4cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1HGED355 and position 10 reads K. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Civic whose VIN starts 1HGED355 and carries K in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 41 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 41 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Honda 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
- 1.5 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- D15B2
- Engine manufacturer
- Honda
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 92 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Manual/Standard
- Forward speeds
- 5
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Honda used the VIN pattern 1HGED355 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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1989 You are here code K
- 1990 LX 1.5L 4cyl Sedan · 43 vehicles code L
- 1991 1500 DX/LX 1.5L 4cyl Sedan · 27 vehicles code M
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 | 1HG | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | ED355 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | K | Model year — 1989 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
41 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1HGED355-K shares the specification above.
- 41 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1HGED355 3KA086550
- 1HGED355 6KA049444
- 1HGED355 1KA102096
- 1HGED355 5KA064548
- 1HGED355 2KA064393
- 1HGED355 2KA015372
- 1HGED355 4KA065903
- 1HGED355 6KA079947
- 1HGED355 3KA050776
- 1HGED355 9KA067257
- 1HGED355 8KA041863
- 1HGED355 6KA026567
- 1HGED355 1KA035452
- 1HGED355 6KA100618
- 1HGED355 8KA043645
- 1HGED355 XKA044019
- 1HGED355 9KA091364
- 1HGED355 1KA023396
- 1HGED355 7KA103687
- 1HGED355 5KA091278
- 1HGED355 0KA108312
- 1HGED355 3KA089352
- 1HGED355 3KA052253
- 1HGED355 1KA021986
- 1HGED355 XKA084147
- 1HGED355 2KA080738
- 1HGED355 9KA027308
- 1HGED355 6KAA10395
- 1HGED355 8KA028417
- 1HGED355 3KA102102
- 1HGED355 9KA096175
- 1HGED355 0KA056891
- 1HGED355 9KA090988
- 1HGED355 3KA040457
- 1HGED355 8KA109269
- 1HGED355 1KA076308
- 1HGED355 0KA038956
- 1HGED355 XKA085900
- 1HGED355 6KA067054
- 1HGED355 9KA084169
- 1HGED355 0KA013992
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Civic, 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.
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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 41 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.