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Serial Number Code System For 1945 To 1971 (prefix only)

Model
CJ-2A CJ-3A

Prefix

Year 1945 to 1949 1949 to 1950 1951 1952 1953 1953 1954 1955 to 1963 1964 1955 to 1963 1964 to 1971 1964 to 1971 1955 to 1963 1964 to 1971 1955 to 1963 1964 to 1971 1955 to 1963 1955 to 1963 1964 to 1971 1964 to 1971 1955 to 1963 1964 to 1963 1955 to 1963 1964 to 1971 1955 to 1971

no prefix no prefix 451 - GB1 452 - GB2 453 - GB1 CJ-38 453 - GB2 454 - GB2 57348 8105 CJ-5 57548 8305 CJ-5A 8322 CJ-5 Diesel 57558 8310 CJ-5 Fire 57048 - 02 8323 CJ-5 Stripped Chassis CJ-6 57648 8405 CJ-6A 8422 CJ-6 Diesel 57758 8410 CJ-6 Fire 57048 - 14 CJ-6 Fire 8423 CJ-6 Stripped Chassis

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Serial Number Code System For 1964 To 1971

1st&2nt Digit Chassis
83;CJ-5 84;CJ-6

3rd&4th Digit Body Style

04;Fire Engine 05;Open Body 10;Open Body(diesel) 22;Tuxedo Park 23;Fire Engine 54;Open Body 55;Open Body 75;Open Body(diesel CJ-6)

5th Digit Special Model

A;V-6 225 C;Canadien-built O;Universal S;Smog 8;Universal

6th Digit Drive

1;Left-Hand 2;Right-Hand

7th Digit Engine

4;F-134 w/o emmissions 5;F-137 w/ emmissions

3;Left-Hand(California) 6;V-6 w/o emmissions 7;V-6 w/ emmissions

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Serial Number Code System For 1971 To 1974

1st Digit
Build by J;Jeep
Corporatio n

2nd Digit
Year

3rd Digit
Plant-Trans-Drive

4&5th Digit
Series-Wheelbase

6th Digit
Body Style 1;Thriftside (truck) 2;Townside (truck) 3;Platform Stake (truck) 4;4-Dr. Wagon 5;Open Body 6;Cab & Chassis (truck) 8;Stripped Chassis F;Full Cab-Metal H;Half Cab-Metal

7th Digit
Type - GVW (lbs) A;CJ5/7 - 3,750 C;Custom Wagon - 5,600 E;CJ5/7- 4,150 H.D. O;Standard Wagon - 5,600 P;DJ-5/6 - 3,200(std) R;CJ-6 - 4,750(max) S;CJ-5 - 4,500(max) T;CJ-5 - 3,750(std) T;DJ-5/6 3,750(max) U;Commando - 4,700(max) V;Commnado/CJ-6 -3,900(max) W;Truck - 5,000 X;Truck - 6,000 Y;Truck - 7,000 Z;Truck - 8,000

8th Digit
Engine-Cyl-Comp A;258-6-reg. B;258-6-low comp. E;232-6-reg. F;232-6-low comp. H;304-V8-reg. N;360-V8-reg.2bbl P;360-V8-reg.4bbl R;134-4-reg. T;134-4-low comp.

9 thru 13th Digit

Sequential Serial Number Five Digit Number

1=1971 A;Toledo-Auto14;Wagoneer-StandardLHD 110" 2=1972 B;CKD-Auto-LHD 15;Wagonner-Custom110" 3=1973 F;Toledo-3spd24;Truck - 120" LHD 4=1974 G;Toledo-3spd- 26;Truck - 120" RHD J;CKD-3spd-LHD 34;Truck - 132" K;CKD-3spd-RHD 45;Truck - 132" M;Toledo-4spdLHD N;Toledo-4spdRHD O;Toledo-4spdLHD P;CKD-4spd-RHD 46;Truck - 132" 47;Truck - 132" 48;Truck - 132" 63;CJ-5 - 81" - CKD 64;CJ-6 - 101" - CKD 65;DJ-5 - 81" - CKD 66;DJ-6 - 101" - CKD 71;MD - Gov. Veh. 72;MDA - Gov. Veh. 78;M-606 - Gov. Veh. 83;CJ-5 - 84" 84;CJ-6 - 104" 85;DJ-5 - 84" 86;DJ-6 - 104"(Export Only) 87;Commando - 104" 88;Commando P.U. 104"

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89;Commando S.W. 104" 93;CJ-7 - 93"

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Serial Number Code System For 1975 To 1980

1st Digit 2nd Digit Build by Year 3rd Digit Trans.
A; Automatic B; RHD

4&5th Digit Model - Wheelbase

6th Digit GVW (lbs)

A;3,750 E;4,150 H.D. N;6,200 P;6,800 S;7,600 Y;8,400

7th Digit Engine

A;258-6 - 1bbl C;258-6 - 2bbl E;232-6 - 1bbl H;304-V8 2bbl N;360-V8 2bbl P;360-V8 4bbl Z;401-V8 4bbl

8 thru 13th Digit

Sequential Serial Number Six Digit Number

J ; Jeep 5;1975 Corporation 6;1976 7;1977 8;1978 9;1979 0;1980

15;Wagonner-4dr Station Wagon109" 16;Cherokee-2dr Station Wagon109" F ; 3 speeds 17;Cherokee-Wide Track 2dr S.W.109" M; 4 speeds 18;Cherokee-4dr Station Wagon109" 25;Truck-J-10-119" 45;Truck-J-10-119" 46;Truck-J-20-131" 83;CJ-5-83" 93;CJ-7-93"

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Serial Number Code System For 1981 To 1986

1st Digit 2nd Digit 3rd Digit
Type

4th Digit
Engine

5th Digit
Trans. & Drive

6&7th Digit
Model - Wheelbase

8th Digit

9th

10th
Year

11th
Plant

12 thru 17th
Sequential Serial Number Six Digit Number

Country Make

GVW Check (lbs) A;3,75 0 C;6,20 0 D;6,20 0 E;4,15 0 N;6,20 0 P;6,80 0 S;7,60 0 Y;8,40 0

1 ; USA J;Jeep C;MPV 2;Canad a

B;151-4-2bbl A;Automatic Column-Full 13;Wagoneer-4dr Wagon-109" Time D;Incomplet C;258-6-2bbl B;Automatic Floor-Part 14;Wagoneer-4dr Wagon-109" e Vehicle Time E;ExportF;145-4C;Automatic Floor-Full 15;Wagonner-4dr Wagon-109" LHD Diesel Time F;ExportH;304-V8E;Automatic Column-Part 16;Cherokee-2dr Wagon-109" RHD 2bbl Time T;Truck L;232-6-2bbl F;5spd Manual Floor-Part 17;Cherokee-2dr Wagon-wide Time track N;360-V8G;4spd Manual Floor-Full 18;Cherokee-4dr Wagon-109" 2bbl Time U;150-4H;4spd Manual Floor-F/P 24;J-10-2dr-Sport Side p/u1bbl(Export) Time 119" J;Automatic Column-F/P 25;J-10-2dr-Std p/u-119" Time K;Automatic Floor-F/P 26;J-10-2dr-Std p/u-131" Time M;4spd Manual Floor-Part 27;J-20-2dr-Std p/u-131" Time N;5spd Manual Floor-Part 85;CJ-5-83" Time 86;CJ-6-104" 87;CJ-7-93.4" 88;CJ-8-103.4"

B;1981 T;Toled o C;1982 D;1983 E;1984 F;1985 G;1986

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Serial Number Code System For 1984 To 1988 Cherokee XJ Only

1st Digit
Country

2nd Digit
Make

3rd Digit

4th Digit
Engine B;2.1L-4Turbo Diesel H;2.5L-4TBI U;2.5L-41bbl Y;2.5L-41bbl(Export ) W;2.8L-V62bbl M;4.0L-6

5th Digit Trans. & Drive

A;Auto. Column2WD B;Auto. Floor-Part Time-4WD C;Auto. Floor-Full Time-4WD D;Auto. Floor-2WD E;Auto. ColumnPart Time-4WD J;Auto. Column-Full Time-4WD L;5spd Manual-Part Time-4WD N;5spd Manual-Full Time-4WD S;4spd Manual2WD W;5spd Manual2WD X;4spd Manual4WD

6&7th Digit
Body-Style 73;Cherokee Wagon2dr-2WD 74;Cherokee Wagon4dr-2WD 75;Wagoneer Wagon4dr-4WD 77;Cherokee Wagon2dr-4WD 78;Cherokee Wagon4dr-4WD

8th Digit
Trim 1;Custom 2;Pioneer 3;Chief 4;Laredo 5;Base 5;Wagoneer 6;Limited K;Cherokee-2WD L;Pioneer-2WD M;Laredo-2WD

9th
Check Digit

10th
Year

11th
Plant

12 thru 17th
Sequential Serial Number

Vehicule Type 1;USA J;Jeep C;MPV USA 2;Canad B;Jeep D;Incomplete a Canada Vehicle E;ExportLHD F;ExportRHD T;Truck

E;1984 B;Brampto n F;1985 T;Tolodo G;1986 H;1987 J;1988

Six Digit Number

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Serial Number Code System For 1987 To 1988 Wrangler YJ Only

1st Digit
Country

2nd Digit
Make

3rd Digit

4th Digit
Engine C;258-62bbl H;2.5L-4TBI

5th Digit Trans. & Drive

E;Auto. Floor-Part Time-4WD L;5spd Manual-Part Time-4WD

6&7th Digit
Body-Style 81;Wrangler-S-93.4"4WD 82;Wrangler-L-93.4"4WD

8th Digit
Trim 1;Base-40015000 3;Sport-40015000 4;Laredo-40015000 J;Base-30014000 K;Sport-30014000

9th
Check Digit

10th
Year

11th
Plant

12 thru 17th
Sequential Serial Number Six Digit Number

Vehicule Type 1;USA J;Jeep C;MPV USA 2;Canad B;Jeep D;Incomplete a Canada Vehicle E;ExportLHD F;ExportRHD T;Truck

H;1987 B;Brampto n J;1988 T;Tolodo

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Serial Number Code System For 1989 To 2006

1st Digit 2nd Digit 3rd Digit
Vehicule Type

4th Digit
GVW(lbs)

5th Digit
Vehicle Line

6th Digit
Serie

7th Digit
Body Style

8th Digit
Engine Cyl D;2.46L-4Leaded E;2.5L-4Unleaded K;3.7L-6MPFI L;4.0L-6Unleaded M;4.2L-6Lead P;2.5L-4MPFI S;4.0L-6MPFI T;4.2L-6Unleaded U;4.0L-6Leaded 1;2.4L-4MPFI 7;5.9LV8(360) 7;2.5L-4Diesel(200 2)

9th

10th

11th
Plant

12 thru 17th
Sequential Serial Number Six Digit Number

Country Make 1;USA

Check Year Digit

J;Jeep 4;MPV w/o D;0000-3000 A;Wrangler-4WD-LHD 1;Standard/Sport USA side 2;Base(L/SE) 2;Canad B;Jeep airbags 6;Incomplet E;3001-4000 J;Cherokee-4WD a Canada e Vehicle 7;Truck F;4001-5000 J;Commanche-4WD 3;X-(TJ) 8;MPV with G;5001-6000 K;Liberty-2WD-LHD side airbags H;6001-7000 L;Liberty-4WD-LHD J;7001-8000 K;8001-9000 M;Cherokee-4WDRHD N;Wagonner-4WD

5;4dr Wagon 6;2dr Pickup 7;2dr Wagon 3;Pioneer/Islander(M 8;4dr ) Wagon 3;Liberty Renegade 9;2dr Open Body
4;Sahara(H) 4;Sport-(TJ-2003) 4;Liberty Sport 4;Cherokee Sport 5;Laredo/Grand(P)

K;1989 P;Toledo# 2 L;1990 W;Toledo North M;199 Plant 1 N;1992 P;1993 R;1994 S;1995 T;1996 V;1997 W;199 8 X;1999 Y;2000 1;2001 2;2002 3;2003 4;2004

L;9001-10000 S;Grand Wagoneer4WD M;10001T;Cherokee-2WD 14000 T;Commanche-2WD

Y;Wrangler-4WD-LHD 5;Liberty Limited 4;Wrangler-4WD-RHD 5;Cherokee Limited

5;Sahara-(TJ-2003) 6;Eliminator(S) 6;Rubicon 7;Limited(X)

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8;Cherokee Sport

5;2005 6;2006

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Serial Number Code System For 2007 To 2008

1st Digit 2nd Digit 3rd Digit
Vehicule Type

4th Digit
GVWR(kg)

5th Digit
Vehicle Line A;Wrangler LHD 4X4 B;Wrangler LHD 4X2 E;Wrangler RHD 4X4

6th Digit
Series 1;

7th Digit
Body Style 1;

8th Digit
Engine Cyl 1;3.8L,V6 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9;2.8L,I4,
Turbo Diesel

9th
Check Digit

10th
Year 7;2007 8;2008 9;2009

11th
Plant P;Toledo

12 thru 17th
Sequential Serial Number Model Year Assembly Sequence

Country Make

1;USA J;Jeep 4;MPV w/o D;0000side 1360 airbags With E;13618;MPV side 1814 airbags F;18152267 G;22682721 H;27223175 J;31763628 K;36294082

2;Base-72 2; 3;Base-74 3; 4; 4;JK-72

5;Premium- 5; 72,74 6;Rubicon- 6; 72,74 B;4 Speed 7; Auto VLP C;6 Speed 8; Manual E;5 Speed 9;JK-74 Auto

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