Factory build sheet
1998 Mazda Protege LX/ES
Build JM1BC142-W · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JM1BC142 and position 10 reads W. 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 W in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 27 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 27 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.
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 | W | Model year — 1998 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
27 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JM1BC142-W shares the specification above.
- 27 Known VINs
- JM1BC142 3W0238676
- JM1BC142 3W0215267
- JM1BC142 6W0207549
- JM1BC142 9W0193811
- JM1BC142 0W0177254
- JM1BC142 5W0193658
- JM1BC142 7W0215353
- JM1BC142 9W0214401
- JM1BC142 0W0207594
- JM1BC142 XW0193588
- JM1BC142 2W0193486
- JM1BC142 4W0209039
- JM1BC142 1W0234464
- JM1BC142 9W0208601
- JM1BC142 4W0190248
- JM1BC142 4W0215097
- JM1BC142 0W0218031
- JM1BC142 0W0229479
- JM1BC142 0W0210348
- JM1BC142 9W0189063
- JM1BC142 8W0242626
- JM1BC142 3W0172520
- JM1BC142 XW0191601
- JM1BC142 6W0182054
- JM1BC142 4W0216041
- JM1BC142 6W0220186
- JM1BC142 8W0214650
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Protege, 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 27 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.