Factory build sheet
2012 Mitsubishi Outlander SE
Build JA4JT3AX-C · 3L · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JA4JT3AX and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Outlander whose VIN starts JA4JT3AX and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 32 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 32 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
- 3 L
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 5
- Manufacturer
- MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
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 JA4JT3AX for 4 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 | JA4 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | JT3AX | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
10 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2012 Outlander. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
32 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JA4JT3AX-C shares the specification above.
- 32 Known VINs
- JA4JT3AX 8CU610602
- JA4JT3AX 3CU606814
- JA4JT3AX 9CU604565
- JA4JT3AX 3CU606845
- JA4JT3AX 8CU607442
- JA4JT3AX 7CU608856
- JA4JT3AX 1CU603507
- JA4JT3AX 5CU603719
- JA4JT3AX 1CU607315
- JA4JT3AX 8CU605920
- JA4JT3AX 6CU603552
- JA4JT3AX 7CU604757
- JA4JT3AX 6CU600716
- JA4JT3AX 6CU608881
- JA4JT3AX 6CU610324
- JA4JT3AX 5CU605700
- JA4JT3AX 5CU600786
- JA4JT3AX 7CU607013
- JA4JT3AX 5CU610380
- JA4JT3AX 7CU600840
- JA4JT3AX 6CU610808
- JA4JT3AX 0CU603286
- JA4JT3AX 7CU600384
- JA4JT3AX 1CU608190
- JA4JT3AX 3CU611916
- JA4JT3AX 7CU601647
- JA4JT3AX 9CU603688
- JA4JT3AX 3CU605999
- JA4JT3AX 9CU600449
- JA4JT3AX 8CU600622
- JA4JT3AX 7CU609392
- JA4JT3AX 0CU603112
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Outlander, 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 32 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.