Model Year 2025 Civic Type R FL5 Shipments from Japan

[zumbooruk]

and as usual, Grok lied. specifically about the current voyage of the Hermes Leader, and corrected itself when I pointed it out:


The correct, verified list of ports for the Hermes Leader's current voyage (defined as the ongoing transpacific leg from Japan, departing Hitachinaka on October 23, 2025, to North America) is as follows, based on the integrated data. This voyage focuses on West Coast unloadings for vehicles like Honda/Isuzu, with no earlier October West Coast stops in this specific trip—the October 3-4 Long Beach/Hueneme mentions in prior info were from a separate, earlier inbound leg before the ship returned to Asia.

• Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada: Arrived November 5, 2025 (around 11:24 UTC); departed November 6, 2025 (around 13:18 UTC). This was the first North American stop, unloading hundreds of Isuzu trucks in a historic direct shipment to Canada.nanaimonewsnow.com
• Vancouver, Washington, USA: Arrived November 10, 2025 (around 09:18 UTC, or 1:18 AM PST); currently moored as of 12:52 PM PST today. This is the Columbia River port (not to be confused with Vancouver, BC), handling further vehicle offloading.
• Richmond, California, USA: Scheduled arrival November 13, 2025 (ETA around 11:00 local time). This is the next confirmed stop for Bay Area distribution, subject to minor adjustments for weather or operations.

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[roastduck]

If I recall correctly from when I was shopping, I've seen FL5s being unloaded at Vancouver (BC), Portland (OR), Richmond (San Francisco bay), Hueneme (Oxnard), Long Beach, with some making multiple stops

As far as I know, most (95%+) U.S market MY2025 FL5s are processed through Richmond, California. I do not see any evidence that FL5s are processed at Vancouver WA, Portland OR, Long Beach CA nor Hueneme CA.

Vancouver WA did receive 1600+ Subarus today so I’m willing to bet it was the same vessel as the FL5s.

 

[BluefacedCTR]

As far as I know, most (95%+) U.S market MY2025 FL5s are processed through Richmond, California. I do not see any evidence that FL5s are processed at Vancouver WA, Portland OR, Long Beach CA nor Hueneme CA.

Vancouver WA did receive 1600+ Subarus today so I’m willing to bet it was the same vessel as the FL5s.

Just out of curiosity, how are you able to figure out that the port of Vancouver received 1600+ Subarus? Lol

 

[roastduck]

Just out of curiosity, how are you able to figure out that the port of Vancouver received 1600+ Subarus? Lol

Vessel Manifest Search - I have limited access to the data on this site.

 

[zumbooruk]

As far as I know, most (95%+) U.S market MY2025 FL5s are processed through Richmond, California. I do not see any evidence that FL5s are processed at Vancouver WA, Portland OR, Long Beach CA nor Hueneme CA.

Vancouver WA did receive 1600+ Subarus today so I’m willing to bet it was the same vessel as the FL5s.

Sorry, I guess I was wrong.

I assumed that the ships shown below only contained Honda vehicles, and that at least some were unloaded at each port (otherwise why dock at the port?).

1 new shipment added.

Looking at my sticker, the port of entry was indeed Richmond, even though I purchased it in Los Angeles (Airport Honda), another wrong assumption, as I assumed it was unloaded at Huaneme

Thanks for the info!

 

[Busbusbus]

Little fun fact, you can find a batch of about 200 FL5s if you search for Richmond port on Google Earth.. I posted before in this thread.

 

[BluefacedCTR]

Hermes Leader has landed in Richmond for those who are waiting for their FL5's to hit US soil!

 

[roastduck]

1 new shipment added. No sight of MY2026.

 

[Terkoiz]

1 new shipment added. No sight of MY2026.

And so the saga continues… someone in the thread made the point that they’re going to end up making 2 model years’ worth of cars under MY25 at this rate.

 

[s219]

That is crazy -- I thought I'd have one of the later MY25 cars with a high 5000 VIN and here we are 2000+ units past that.

 

[Busbusbus]

We are at about 23 and 24 production combined. Let's see if we will hit 9k.

 

[BluefacedCTR]

1 new shipment added. No sight of MY2026.

Just a general question. How long does it usually take from the day it arrived at the port to the dealership? My dealership from the port is about a 35 minute drive. Assuming less than a week for processing and other stuff?

 

[Rons_FL5]

So production of MY25 FL5 is currently ranging from 8/2024-11/2025. That is a 15 month production run of the MY25 FL5. @roastduck correct me if I’m wrong please. Also, have you seen an extended production run like this of the CTR 2017-2024?

 

[OldPirate]

That is crazy -- I thought I'd have one of the later MY25 cars with a high 5000 VIN and here we are 2000+ units past that.

Maybe because of the new laws in Japan they are trying to build as many as they can under the model year 2025.

 

[CTR]

It sure seems like 2026 should be on the way by now! Crazy times and anxious to see what happens soon.

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