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Chongqing Hi-Bird Motorcycle Industry Co Ltd: every American brand built here
Federal certification records name Chongqing Hi-Bird Motorcycle Industry Co Ltd as the engine manufacturer behind 2 American powersports brands, covering ATVs, street-legal scooters and motorcycles, off-road machines. Here is the full list, model year by model year.
- US brands
- 2
- Model years
- 2006–2010
- Engine families
- 19
- Displacement
- 125–233cc
American brands supplied by Chongqing Hi-Bird Motorcycle Industry Co Ltd
| US brand (certificate holder) | Model years | Engine families | Models certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi-Bird Motorcycle USA | 2006–2010 | 16 | 19 |
| Wildfire Motors Corporation | 2006–2011 | 17 | 38 |
VIN prefixes assigned to Chongqing Hi-Bird Motorcycle Industry Co Ltd
If your frame number starts with one of these three characters, NHTSA has it recorded against this manufacturer. Check the first three characters of the VIN stamped on the frame or shown on the VIN plate.
| VIN starts with | Company as NHTSA records it | Vehicle type |
|---|---|---|
| LSR | CHONGQING HI-BIRD MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | Motorcycle |
A VIN prefix identifies the company that registered the code, which is not always the company that built your engine — importers sometimes register their own. Treat it as corroboration for the emission label, not a replacement for it.
How this factory appears in the raw federal record
Each importer types the factory name into the certification form by hand, so one factory arrives in the data as many different companies. These 2 strings were reconciled into the single entry above.
- CHONGQING HI-BIRD MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY CO
- CHONGQING HI-BIRD MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY CO LTD
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Source. US EPA annual certification data — EPA Certified Highway Motorcycle Test Results, MY2006-present; EPA Certified Off-Road Motorcycle / ATV / UTV / Rec Vehicle, MY2006-present. Retrieved 2026-09-07. This page describes 19 certificate records naming Chongqing Hi-Bird Motorcycle Industry Co Ltd. Full provenance and method.