Chinese engine factory
Shanghai Honling Motorcycle Manufacture Co.,Ltd.: every American brand built here
Federal certification records name Shanghai Honling Motorcycle Manufacture Co.,Ltd. as the engine manufacturer behind 3 American powersports brands, covering street-legal scooters and motorcycles. Here is the full list, model year by model year.
- US brands
- 3
- Model years
- 2007–2011
- Engine families
- 14
- Displacement
- 49–244cc
American brands supplied by Shanghai Honling Motorcycle Manufacture Co.,Ltd.
| US brand (certificate holder) | Model years | Engine families | Models certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honling Motorcycle (Usa) Inc. | 2010–2011 | 2 | 10 |
| JMStar Powersports | 2007–2012 | 47 | 135 |
| Metro Rider LLC | 2007 | 1 | 1 |
VIN prefixes assigned to Shanghai Honling Motorcycle Manufacture 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 |
|---|---|---|
| LLA | SHANGHAI HONLING MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURE 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 3 strings were reconciled into the single entry above.
- SHANGHAI HONLING MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURE CO LTD
- Shanghai Honling Motorcycle Corporation
- Shanghai Honling Motorcycle Manufacture 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 14 certificate records naming Shanghai Honling Motorcycle Manufacture Co.,Ltd.. Full provenance and method.