Factory build sheet
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS
Build 4A3AC74H-3 · 3L 6cyl · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4A3AC74H and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Eclipse whose VIN starts 4A3AC74H and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 485 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 485 known VINs
- 2 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Mitsubishi 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
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 3
- Manufacturer
- MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA
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
Mitsubishi used the VIN pattern 4A3AC74H 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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2003 You are here code 3
- 2004 GTS 3L 6cyl Hatchback · 95 vehicles code 4
- 2005 GTS 3L Hatchback · 83 vehicles code 5
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 | 4A3 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | AC74H | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 3 | Model year — 2003 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
485 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4A3AC74H-3 shares the specification above.
- 485 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
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 Eclipse, 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.
- 2003 GT 3L 6-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 298 vehicles
- 2003 Spyder 2.4L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 368 vehicles
- 2003 Spyder 3L 6-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 255 vehicles
- 2004 RS 2.4L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 42 vehicles
- 2004 GT 3L 6-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 72 vehicles
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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 485 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.