Nissan Rogue VIN Decoder

Decode any Nissan Rogue VIN free in under three seconds. Type the 17-character vehicle identification number into the decoder above and pull the generation, model year, engine, trim, transmission, assembly plant, and open NHTSA recalls. No account, no credit card, no email gate.

This page is the dedicated Nissan Rogue hub. Below you’ll find the generation-by-generation chassis codes the Rogue actually carries in its VIN, the two plants that build it, how the VIN flags its two very different engine families, the oddball “Rogue Select” continuation model, a position-by-position guide, and where to find the VIN on the car itself.

About the Nissan Rogue

The Rogue launched in October 2007 for the 2008 model year and is now Nissan’s best-selling model in the United States, regularly outselling the Altima and Sentra combined. It has gone through three full generations, plus one unusual in-between model:

Generation	Years	Chassis code	Body	Built at
1st (S35)	2008-2013	S35	Unibody, compact crossover	Kyushu (Miyawaka), Japan
Rogue Select	2014-2015	S35 (carryover)	Unibody, same body as 1st gen	Kyushu (Miyawaka), Japan
2nd (T32)	2014-2020	T32	Unibody, Nissan CMF-CD-derived platform	Smyrna, TN, USA / Kyushu, Japan (from 2016)
3rd (T33)	2021-present	T33	Unibody, Nissan-Renault CMF-C platform (shared with X-Trail)	Smyrna, TN, USA / Kyushu, Japan

The Rogue Select is the quirk most owners have never heard of. When the redesigned T32 launched for 2014, Nissan kept building the outgoing first-generation S35 body alongside it, badged as “Rogue Select,” to hold a lower price point (under $20,000) while the new generation ramped up. It ran for the 2014 and 2015 model years only and shares the S35’s VIN structure, chassis, and single QR25DE engine. If you’re decoding an older Rogue and the decoder returns “Rogue Select” instead of “Rogue,” that’s not an error: it’s a genuine, separate model name Nissan used for those two years.

Nissan Rogue WMI codes

The first three characters of a VIN form the World Manufacturer Identifier. On a Rogue, the WMI plus the first VDS character (position 4) together tell you country of build and, on the newest generation, which engine family is under the hood:

WMI + pos. 4	Country	Plant	What it marks
JN8A	Japan	Kyushu (Miyawaka / Miyako-gun), Fukuoka	S35, Rogue Select, T32 (Japan-built), T33 with the 2.5L engine (MY2021 only)
JN8B	Japan	Kyushu, Fukuoka	T33 with the 1.5L VC-Turbo engine (MY2022-present)
5N1A	USA	Smyrna, Tennessee	T32 (Smyrna-built), T33 with the 2.5L engine (MY2021 only)
5N1B	USA	Smyrna, Tennessee	T33 with the 1.5L VC-Turbo engine (MY2022-present)

Note that the first-generation S35 was never built in Smyrna; every 2008-2013 Rogue and every 2014-2015 Rogue Select carries a JN8A prefix. Smyrna production only began with the second generation. If your Rogue VIN starts with anything other than JN8 or 5N1, decode it with the tool above before trusting the title, since that combination is not a genuine Nissan Rogue WMI.

How to decode a Nissan Rogue VIN, position by position

Positions 1-3: World Manufacturer Identifier

JN8 identifies a Japan-built Nissan light truck/SUV (Kyushu plant). 5N1 identifies a US-built Nissan light truck/SUV (Smyrna plant). The country code tells you where the car was assembled, not where it was designed or sold; a Smyrna-built Rogue is identical in spec to a Kyushu-built one of the same trim.

Positions 4-8: Vehicle Descriptor Section (VDS)

This is where the Rogue’s history gets genuinely interesting, and where a decoder has to be honest rather than tidy. Real VIN decodes show the following:

On the S35 and T32 generations, only one engine was ever offered (the QR25DE 2.5L four-cylinder, aside from the low-volume T32 Hybrid described below), so the VDS doesn’t need to flag engine choice. Instead, position 8 cleanly flags drivetrain, verified across dozens of real listings:

Position 8	Drivetrain	Generations confirmed
T	Front-wheel drive	S35, Rogue Select, T32
V	All-wheel drive (Nissan All-Mode 4×4)	S35, Rogue Select, T32

The third-generation T33 is different: it actually launched two distinct engine families, and Nissan flags that choice at position 4, not position 8:

Position 4	Engine	Output	Model years
A	2.5L DOHC inline-4, direct injection	181 hp / 181 lb-ft	2021 only
B	1.5L VC-Turbo inline-3, variable compression (KR15DDT)	201 hp / 225 lb-ft	2022-present

On the T33, drivetrain and trim are combined across positions 7-8 instead of isolated to a single character (a base S-trim VIN we decoded read AB at 7-8, an SV-trim VIN read BA or BB), so there isn’t a single clean drivetrain letter the way there is on S35/T32. Use the decoder above to pull the exact trim and drivetrain rather than reading positions 7-8 by hand.

One more wrinkle worth knowing: the T32 generation briefly offered a Rogue Hybrid (2017-2019 model years) pairing a 2.0L supercharged direct-injection gas engine with a 30 kW electric motor for a combined 176 hp. It sold in small numbers (under 6,000 units across three years) and was dropped after 2019; if you’re decoding a T32-era VIN that doesn’t match a plain QR25DE, this is likely why.

Position 9: Check digit

A single character, calculated from the other 16 using fixed weighting and modulo-11 math, that catches typos. Change one character anywhere else in the VIN and the check digit no longer matches, which is why NHTSA’s system, state DMVs, and any compliant decoder will reject a mistyped VIN outright.

Position 10: Model year

Every VIN, regardless of make, uses the same 30-year repeating cycle for this character:

Char	Year	Char	Year	Char	Year
P	1993	9	2009	K	2019
R	1994	A	2010	L	2020
S	1995	B	2011	M	2021
T	1996	C	2012	N	2022
V	1997	D	2013	P	2023
2	2002	E	2014	R	2024
4	2004	F	2015	S	2025
5	2005	G	2016	T	2026
6	2006	H	2017
7	2007	J	2018

I, O, and Q are skipped because they’re easily confused with 1 and 0. For a Rogue, the letter is unambiguous since no Rogue existed before 2008, so you never need the older half of the cycle.

Position 11: Assembly plant

Char	Plant	Notes
C	Smyrna, Tennessee, USA	Rogue production began here with the 2nd generation (T32)
W	Kyushu (Miyawaka / Miyako-gun), Fukuoka, Japan	Built every Rogue generation since 2008, including the Rogue Select

Unlike some Nissan models with three or four possible plants, the Rogue has only ever come from these two factories.

Positions 12-17: Serial number

The final six digits are the sequential production number for that specific Rogue. Combined with everything before it, this makes each Rogue VIN globally unique, even two identical-spec Rogues built the same week at the same plant.

Rogue trim levels by generation

VINs don’t spell out the trim name directly; it’s reconstructed from the VDS plus the equipment/build sheet, which is exactly what the decoder above returns. Common North American Rogue trims by generation:

• S35 (2008-2013): S, SV, SL, Krom (limited-edition appearance package, 2011)
• Rogue Select (2014-2015): S, SV
• T32 (2014-2020): S, SV, SL, Rogue One Star Wars Edition (2017), Hybrid (SV/SL, 2017-2019)
• T33 (2021-present): S, SV, SL, Platinum, Rock Creek (trail-styled trim added for 2025)

Where to find the VIN on a Nissan Rogue

• Lower-left corner of the windshield, visible from outside the car
• Driver’s side door jamb sticker (B-pillar)
• Stamped on the engine block near the firewall
• Vehicle title, registration, insurance card, and the NissanConnect app

The windshield and door jamb labels are the fastest to check on a used-car lot. The engine stamp is the one to check if you suspect a mismatched or cloned VIN, since it’s physically part of the car and far harder to alter than a paper sticker.

Nissan Rogue recalls and safety

The Rogue’s most significant recent recall campaign came in February 2026, when Nissan recalled nearly 643,000 Rogue SUVs from the 2023-2025 model years equipped with the 1.5L VC-Turbo engine. It combined two separate defects: engine bearings that can wear and leak hot oil, raising fire risk, and a throttle body assembly whose internal gears can break and cause a loss of drive power. It expanded an earlier 2025 campaign covering more than 480,000 Rogue, Altima, and Infiniti vehicles with the same engine family.

Other notable Rogue-specific actions:

• Fuel pump, 2014 model year: Rogues built between January 2 and June 4, 2014 could have improperly plated fuel pump components prone to failure.
• Fuel pump, 2021 model year: A separate campaign covering abnormal wear that could cause the fuel pump to overheat and fail.
• Backup camera, 2021-2022 model years: A software quirk where an inactive SiriusXM subscription status could cause the infotainment head unit to reboot and knock out the rearview camera, a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 111 violation.
• Takata airbag recall: Certain Rogue model years were swept into the industry-wide Takata inflator recall, the largest automotive safety action in US history.

Worth knowing: the Rogue’s CVT transmission was the subject of a $277.7 million class-action settlement covering 2014-2018 Rogues (along with Pathfinder and QX60), after widespread complaints of shuddering and outright failure. That was a civil settlement, not an NHTSA recall; Nissan never issued a formal recall for the CVT itself, so it won’t show up in a VIN-based recall lookup even though the underlying problem was real and well documented.

To check your specific Rogue:

1. Decode the VIN with the tool above to confirm the exact generation, model year, and engine
2. Cross-reference the full 17-character VIN with NHTSA’s recall database or Nissan’s own recall lookup
3. Contact a Nissan dealer for any open campaign repair, which is free regardless of age, mileage, or ownership history

Frequently asked questions

How do I decode a Nissan Rogue VIN?

Type the 17-character VIN from the windshield, door jamb, or title into the decoder at the top of this page. Results return in seconds and include generation (S35, T32, or T33), model year, engine, trim, drivetrain, assembly plant, and any open NHTSA recalls.

What is a Nissan Rogue Select, and is it a different car?

The Rogue Select was the outgoing first-generation (S35) body, kept in production for the 2014 and 2015 model years and sold alongside the newly redesigned second-generation Rogue as a lower-priced option. It shares its VIN structure, chassis, and engine with the 2008-2013 Rogue rather than the new T32. It is a genuine separate model name, not a decoding error.

What does a Nissan Rogue VIN starting with 5N1 mean?

5N1 is the WMI for Nissan’s Smyrna, Tennessee assembly plant. A Rogue with a VIN starting 5N1 was built in the USA. JN8 means it was built at the Kyushu plant in Fukuoka, Japan. Both are equally genuine; the plant doesn’t indicate a difference in spec for a given trim and model year.

How do I tell which engine my Rogue has from the VIN?

For a 2021 or earlier Rogue, there’s only one engine per generation (the 2.5L QR25DE on S35/T32, aside from the rare 2017-2019 Hybrid), so the VIN doesn’t need to distinguish it. On a 2022-or-newer third-generation (T33) Rogue, look at position 4: A means the original 2.5L engine (2021 model year only), B means the 1.5L VC-Turbo three-cylinder used from 2022 on.

Where is the VIN on a Nissan Rogue?

The lower-left corner of the windshield (readable from outside the car) and the driver-side door jamb sticker are the two federally required locations. The engine block also carries a physical stamp of the same number, which is the one to check if you suspect a mismatched VIN.

Can a Nissan Rogue VIN be faked?

The 17 characters can be reprinted on a fake sticker, but the check digit at position 9 catches most single-character alterations through math, and the engine-block stamp is physically tied to the original car and much harder to swap. If the windshield and door-jamb VINs match each other but not the engine stamp, treat the car as cloned. The guide how to check if a car is stolen by VIN walks through the verification steps.

Decode any Nissan Rogue VIN free

Type your 17-character Rogue VIN into the decoder at the top of this page for an instant breakdown. To go deeper into VIN structure or check other Nissan models:

• Nissan VIN decoder hub for the brand-wide guide
• How to read a VIN number for the general standard
• What every character in a VIN means for a position-by-position reference
• Classic car VIN decoder for pre-1981 VIN formats
• VIN decoder vs. vehicle history report for what a decode covers vs. what it doesn’t