Factory build sheet
1997 Mazda Protege
Build JM1BC142-V · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JM1BC142 and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Protege whose VIN starts JM1BC142 and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 16 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 16 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
- Engine model
- BPD
- Horsepower
- 110 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- Sedan
- 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.
The same build, other model years
Mazda used the VIN pattern JM1BC142 for 2 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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1997 You are here code V
- 1998 LX/ES Sedan · 27 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 | JM1 | MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BC142 | 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 |
16 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JM1BC142-V shares the specification above.
- 16 Known VINs
- JM1BC142 XV0110031
- JM1BC142 3V0150046
- JM1BC142 9V0154909
- JM1BC142 7V0109869
- JM1BC142 0V0104593
- JM1BC142 3V0153531
- JM1BC142 XV0141165
- JM1BC142 3V0156154
- JM1BC142 0V0104545
- JM1BC142 5V0171173
- JM1BC142 1V0153897
- JM1BC142 2V0156856
- JM1BC142 8V0165545
- JM1BC142 5V0147715
- JM1BC142 1V0163765
- JM1BC142 5V0104847
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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 16 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.