VIN number's ??

[Brian.P]

Hi everybody....
Ive been reading about vin numbers in the forum, and the odd things other members have come across. And thought i would check mine, I mean.... what could be wrong with mine ???....
Anyway.... I went to "www.checkmycar.com".... my vin came up "INVALID". ??? ... I then went to "www.autocalculator.org", clicked on the "jaguar" bit.... it told me i got a XJ6, 4lt V8, 1984 ?? I haven't !!!! I got a 1992 XJS V12, 5.3 coupe.... Can anybody help... My vin is SAJJNAEW3EN183334..... and it is right !!!... Iv'e looked

Brian

[almcl]

Well, I think it decodes as follows:

SAJ = Jaguar Cars ltd
J = vehicle is badged as a Jaguar
N = standard model XJS
A = Basline spec
E = Coupe
W = 5.3 B emissions or 5.3 post ECS (no idea what that last means)
3 = Auto, RHD
E = Facelift
N = 1992

183334 was actually built late 1991 according to JDHT

This is all explained quite well here:
http://www.jag-lovers.org/books/xj-s/01-TheXJS.html

[Brian.P]

Thanks almcl...... little thing like that mean alot... I will message those web sites, telling there wrong!!!.. don't suppose there do much....

[almcl]

No problem.

If you want a decoder that works for the XJS, Sean Straw's one here is pretty good:

http://jaguar.professional.org/jagvin.php

Couldn't find it yesterday...

[ptjs1]

Brian.P

As Al has explained, your VIN is fine. Al's decoding is basically correct apart from the "N" which actually indicates a particular emission-type of UK & European 5.3 engines, not a 1992 car.

I wrote a fairly detailed article on decoding VIN numbers published in the mag back in early 2006, I think. If you're interested, drop me an email and I'll send you a copy.

If you get a trace record from Jaguar Heritage, it will give you all the basic build details, but I think from your VIN that the car was built in late December 1991.

Hope that helps.

Paul Sinnott
XJS Registrar

[PJF]

Paul is THE authority on XJS VINs, but you could have saved yourself some time by Clicking the 'XJS Register & Gallery' link on our index page.

There is a link next to your entry 'VIN check' which decodes your VIN and compares it with the data you entered in the Register.

Unlike most of the on-line VIN checkers, which are for US VINs, it will handle most XJS VINs.