The outline below explains tde Jaguar 17-character vehicle identification number codes used from 2000 to 2002. Click on tde code or position to be taken to tde explanation for tde code.
Jaguar VIN Codes 2000-2002
| VIN | S A J | D | A | 01 | C | X | Y | F | L | 0 4 2 1 4 |
| Position | 1 2 3 | 4 | 5 | 6-7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 14 15 16 17 |
Position 1-3 - Manufacturer
- SAJ - Jaguar
Position 4 - Market, Air Bags
- F, B - Canada
- P, R - Mexico
- D, E, J - USA
Position 5 - Transmission, Steering
- A - Automatic, Left Hand Steering
- B- Manual, Left Hand Steering
Position 6-7 - Vehicle Line, Body Type
- 01 - S-Type 4-Door Sedan
- 14 - XJ8 4-Door Sedan
- 15 - XJR 4-Door Sedan
- 23 - XJ8L 4-Door Sedan
- 24 - Vanden Plas 4-Door Sedan
- 25 - Vanden Plas Supercharged
- 41 - XK8 / XKR Coupe
- 42 - XK8 / XKR Convertible
- 51 - X-Type 4-Door Sedan Manual
- 53 - X-Type 4-Door Sedan Automatic
Position 8 - Emission Control System
- B - XKR, XJR / Vanden Plas Supercharged
- C - S-Type V6, X-Type 3.0 Liter V6, XJ8, XJ8L, Vanden Plas, XK8
- D - S-Type V8, X-Type 2.5 Liter V6
- N - S-Type V6
- P - S-Type V8
Position 9 - VIN Check Digit
- Manufacturer's Internal Code, 0-9 or X Security Character*
Position 10 - Vehicle Model Year
- Y - 2000
- 1 - 2001
- 2 - 2002
Position 11 - Model Line and Asssembly Plant
- F - 3.0 Liter S-Type V6, Castle Bromwich, England
- G - 4.0 Liter S-Type V8, Castle Bromwich, England
- L - 4.0 Liter Sedan, Browns Lane, England
- M - 4.0 Liter Supercharged, Browns Lane, England
- N - XK8, Browns Lane, England
- P - XKR Supercharged, Browns Lane, England
- W - 3.0 Liter X-Type, Halewood, England
- X - 2.5 Liter X-Type, Halewood, England
Position 12 - Model
- A - XKR, XK8
- C - X-Type
- F - Vanden Plas, XJ8, XJR
- L, M - S-Type
Position 13-17 - Serial Number
- Sequential Production Number
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