Factory build sheet
2001 Mazda Protege
Build JM1BJ226-1 · 2L 4cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JM1BJ226 and position 10 reads 1. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Protege whose VIN starts JM1BJ226 and carries 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 128 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 128 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2001 Mazda Protege 2L 4cyl Sedan (487 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
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
- FSD
- Engine manufacturer
- Mazda
- Horsepower
- 117 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 JM1BJ226 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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2001 You are here code 1
- 2002 2L 4cyl Sedan · 276 vehicles code 2
- 2003 2L 4cyl Sedan · 259 vehicles code 3
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 | BJ226 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 1 | Model year — 2001 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
128 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JM1BJ226-1 shares the specification above.
- 128 Known VINs
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
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 128 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.