Factory build sheet

2002 Mitsubishi Lancer LS

Build JA3AJ36E-2 · 2L · Sedan

VIN positions 1 through 8 read JA3AJ36E and position 10 reads 2. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Lancer whose VIN starts JA3AJ36E and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 185 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 185 known VINs

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
2 L
Fuel type
Gasoline

Body & chassis

Body class
Sedan/Saloon
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
4
Manufacturer
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)

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 JA3AJ36E for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

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 JA3 MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 AJ36E Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 2 Model year — 2002
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

185 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to JA3AJ36E-2 shares the specification above.

  • 185 Known VINs

Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.

Browse all 185 VINs of this build →

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Lancer, 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 185 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.