Factory build sheet
1997 Mazda MPV
Build JM3LV522-V · 3L 6cyl · Minivan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JM3LV522 and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every MPV whose VIN starts JM3LV522 and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 44 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 44 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
- 3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- JEE
- Engine manufacturer
- Mazda
- Horsepower
- 137 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Minivan
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- Wagon
- Manufacturer
- MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 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
Mazda used the VIN pattern JM3LV522 for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 1991 Wagon 3L 6cyl Minivan · 20 vehicles code M
- 1992 Wagon 6cyl Minivan · 20 vehicles code N
- 1993 Wagon 6cyl Minivan · 22 vehicles code P
- 1994 Wagon 3L 6cyl Minivan · 45 vehicles code R
- 1995 Wagon 3L 6cyl Minivan · 35 vehicles code S
- 1996 Wagon 3L 6cyl Minivan · 41 vehicles code T
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1997 You are here code V
- 1998 3L 6cyl Minivan · 40 vehicles 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 | JM3 | MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | LV522 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | V | Model year — 1997 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
44 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JM3LV522-V shares the specification above.
- 44 Known VINs
- JM3LV522 9V0831263
- JM3LV522 4V0826553
- JM3LV522 8V0828791
- JM3LV522 1V0830205
- JM3LV522 5V0819479
- JM3LV522 XV0831126
- JM3LV522 4V0823796
- JM3LV522 5V0825606
- JM3LV522 5V0830515
- JM3LV522 1V0830060
- JM3LV522 3V0821988
- JM3LV522 0V0824542
- JM3LV522 2V0816684
- JM3LV522 8V0828824
- JM3LV522 1V0829619
- JM3LV522 9V0827813
- JM3LV522 2V0830147
- JM3LV522 XV0829618
- JM3LV522 6V0820673
- JM3LV522 9V0818335
- JM3LV522 4V0820137
- JM3LV522 9V0823843
- JM3LV522 7V0830175
- JM3LV522 3V0825376
- JM3LV522 4V0826925
- JM3LV522 8V0826135
- JM3LV522 8V0825681
- JM3LV522 1V0827563
- JM3LV522 XV0829263
- JM3LV522 4V0816671
- JM3LV522 4V0822017
- JM3LV522 8V0823834
- JM3LV522 5V0827680
- JM3LV522 4V0828240
- JM3LV522 8V0824014
- JM3LV522 1V0827627
- JM3LV522 XV0827030
- JM3LV522 XV0823270
- JM3LV522 8V0818973
- JM3LV522 2V0827989
- JM3LV522 3V0831341
- JM3LV522 0V0829904
- JM3LV522 8V0827754
- JM3LV522 2V0821447
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the MPV, 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 44 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.