Factory build sheet
2021 Nissan Maxima SL
Build 1N4AA6DV-M · 3.5L · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1N4AA6DV and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Maxima whose VIN starts 1N4AA6DV and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 31 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 31 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Nissan 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
- 3.5 L
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Transmission
- Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Standard
- Crash imminent braking Standard
- Lane departure warning Standard
- Adaptive cruise control Standard
- Blind spot warning Standard
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
The same build, other model years
Nissan used the VIN pattern 1N4AA6DV 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 | 1N4 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | AA6DV | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | M | Model year — 2021 |
| 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 2021 Nissan Maxima as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★★ 5 / 5
31 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1N4AA6DV-M shares the specification above.
- 31 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1N4AA6DV 4MC501459
- 1N4AA6DV 2MC512704
- 1N4AA6DV 6MC512611
- 1N4AA6DV 2MC512766
- 1N4AA6DV 6MC501088
- 1N4AA6DV XMC512739
- 1N4AA6DV 3MC508550
- 1N4AA6DV 1MC501306
- 1N4AA6DV 6MC512446
- 1N4AA6DV 8MC512593
- 1N4AA6DV 9MC512568
- 1N4AA6DV 0MC512684
- 1N4AA6DV XMC502017
- 1N4AA6DV 4MC512736
- 1N4AA6DV 4MC512431
- 1N4AA6DV 4MC512770
- 1N4AA6DV 7MC512763
- 1N4AA6DV 4MC512526
- 1N4AA6DV 9MC512490
- 1N4AA6DV 6MC512608
- 1N4AA6DV XMC502163
- 1N4AA6DV 9MC501232
- 1N4AA6DV 4MC512719
- 1N4AA6DV 1MC512645
- 1N4AA6DV 8MC512688
- 1N4AA6DV 9MC512666
- 1N4AA6DV 8MC375252
- 1N4AA6DV 8MC512559
- 1N4AA6DV 6MC512415
- 1N4AA6DV 3MC512761
- 1N4AA6DV 3MC512615
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Maxima, 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 31 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.