fsj-digest            Tuesday, July 4 2000            Volume 01 : Number 916
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 11:56:35 -0700
Subject: fsj: Re: Cherokee 2 door

At 09:53 AM 7/4/00 EDT, ShaSmiSon@xxx.com wrote:
>The VIN # l J C C N l 6 N 8 D T 0 l 0 4  3 2
>appreciate the help!

the Vin Decoder REVEALS:

l  - manufacturing country - US  ( 2=canada)
J  - Company/make - J - Jeep Corp (B - American motors Canada)
C  - Type - c = MPV (multipurpose vehicle) 
        (E - export lhd, F - export rhd, t - truck, d - incomplete vehicle)
C  - Engine type - c = 258  n = 360 2v
N  - transmission/transfer case - 5 speed manual floor / full or part time
      (M - 4spd man floor / part time
	 G - 4 spd man floor / full time
	 H - 4 spd man floor / full or part
       B - AT floor / part
       C - AT floor / part
	 K - AT floor / full or part
       E - AT column / part
       A - at column / full
       J - at column / full or part
       W - 5 spd man floor / none
       F - 5 spd man floor / part
       P - 5 spd man floor / full
       N - 5 spd man floor / full or part )

l6 - MODEL  16 = 2 door cherokee
         ( 15 - Wag - 4dr
           16 - chero - 2dr
	     17 - chero - 2dr WIDE TRACK
           18 - chero - 4 dr 
	     25 - J10 - 119 inch 
           26 - J10 - 131 inch
	     27 - J20 - 131 inch )
N  - GVWR - N  5,975lbs
	  ( A - chero Chief 17 - 5,975 lbs
	    D - chero Laredo 17 - "
          N - chero 16 - "
	      - chero 17 - "
            - chero 18 - "
            - wag 15 - "
            - j10 (24, 25, 26) - "
          P - j20 (27) ???  not listed ???
          S - j20 (27 opt) 7,600 lbs
          Y - j20 (opt)   8,400 lbs  )

8  - check digit 
D  - Model Year  - D = 1983   (E = 1984, F = 1985 and so on)
T  - Plant of Manufacture - Toledo
0l0432 - Sequential number - assigned at serialization


that's it.
john

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