Factory build sheet

2021 Mazda MAZDA3 MAZDA3 With Select Package

Build JM1BPAB7-M · 2L 4cyl · Sedan

VIN positions 1 through 8 read JM1BPAB7 and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every MAZDA3 whose VIN starts JM1BPAB7 and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 18 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 18 known VINs

Factory specification

As filed by Mazda 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
2 L
Cylinders
4
Configuration
In-Line
Engine model
PE
Engine manufacturer
MAZDA
Horsepower
155 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
4x2
Transmission
Automatic
Forward speeds
6

Body & chassis

Body class
Sedan/Saloon
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Seats
5
Seat rows
2
Manufacturer
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION

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.

Driver assistance, as built

  • Lane departure warning Standard
  • Lane keeping assistance Standard
  • Adaptive cruise control Standard
  • Blind spot warning Standard

Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.

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 JM1 MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 BPAB7 Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 M Model year — 2021
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

NHTSA safety ratings

Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2021 Mazda MAZDA3 as a whole rather than this build alone.

Overall

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Frontal crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Side crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Rollover

★★★★★ 5 / 5

1 recall campaign is recorded for the 2021 MAZDA3. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

18 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to JM1BPAB7-M shares the specification above.

  • 18 Known VINs

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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 18 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.