*

Deciphering S-type (X200) Vehicle Identification Numbers
 
VIN (example) S A J A C 0 1 E 5 Y F L 5 8 5 7 9  
Row Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17  
  1.Country of Manufacture
S UK		                          
  2.Manufacturer
A Jaguar 		 
  3.Marque
JJaguar		  
  4. Market & Airbag specification
A Rest of World
B Canada
D USA
E USA (1)
F Canada (1)
J USA (2)
K Japan (1)
P Mexico (1)
R Mexico (2)
W USA (3)
X Canada (3)
Y Mexico (3) 		 
  5. Transmission/Steering
A Automatic LHD
B Manual LHD
C Automatic RHD
D Manual RHD 		 
  6 & 7. Body Code
01 4 door - High Series
02 4 door - Entry Series
03 4 door - Sport Series 		 
  8. Emission
A ECS1
B ECS2
C ECS3
D ECS4
E ECS5
F ECS6
G ECS7
K ECS10
M ECS12
N ECS13
P ECS14
R ECS15 		S ECS16
T ECS17
U ECS18
V ECS19
W ECS20
X ECS21
Y ECS22
1 ECS23
2 ECS24
3 ECS25
4 ECS26 		 
  9. Check Digit
0-9 or X Please refer to notes on deciphering VIN's. 		 
  10. Model Year
X 1999
Y 2000
1 2001
2 2002
3 2003
4 2004
5 2005
6 2006
7 2007
8 2008 		 
  11. Engine
F 3.0 litre V6
G 4.0 litre V8
H 4.2 litre V8
J 2.5 litre V6
1 4.2 litre V8 super-charged
7 2.7 litre V6 diesel
P 4.0 litre V8 super-charged		  
  12. Model Specific Sequential Number Prefix Letter
L S-type from launch to beginning of 2002 Model Year
M S-type from 2002.5 Model Year* to beginning of 2004 Model Year
N S-type from 2004.5 Model Year* to end of production 		 
  13 - 17 Serial Number
A sequential production number, which coupled with the prefix letter, is unique to each X200 produced. 		 
 
 

Notes

*2002.5 - change of prefix letter part-way through Model Year.

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