Question about my 91 ss vin number

[cob]

hello i am new too this forum (been playing with my suby's for a bit tho), i recently acquired a 91 ss and i was just wondering about the vin number it has i have never seen a subaru where the first 3 digits are jf2 (which is the case with this hear) just wondering what's the deal with that.

[entirelyturbo]

Welcome to the forum.

JF1/JF2 means the car was assembled in Japan, while 4S3/4S4 means the car was assembled in the United States.

[cob]

i knew the JF was japan production, but i have never seen jf2, only jf1's must just be becasue of it being a 91 right ?

[entirelyturbo]

No, the 10th digit refers to the model year, the M in your case.

The background information behind the 3rd digit is very cryptic; the full story has always eluded me. A JF2 or 4S4 car is considered an MVP (whatever that means) while a JF1 or 4S3 car is considered a passenger vehicle. It's something to do with weight classification.

Also, I removed your VIN from the subject of your post, just to be safe. Keep in mind, this is a public website, that's subject to spammers and malicious attacks, and a VIN is considered confidential information.

[SILINC3R]

Yes I believe mine has been classed as a van a couple of times, or even an XT. it is never right ahah

[mike-tracy]

My 91 has JF2 as well, although Kleinkid's 91's vin (which is 1000 cars newer than mine) is JF1. My 92SS is a JF1.

[Legacy777]

Here's the VIN decoder.

http://www.main.experiencetherave.com/s ... decode.jpg