Evening/Morning/Afternoon guys,

I was looking up my VIN code earlier and came across one peculiarity that I was hoping you all could help with:

SAJJ-Jaguar
P-XJR
A-Base
L-4 Door Saloon
F-4.0l SC
4-Auto LHD
B-?????
J-Emissions E
******-Serial Number of the car.

Any ideas what the B stands for? According to the X300 VIN breakdown it shouldnt be there. It should be a year designator.

It makes no difference in the real world, but I am a little intrigued now!

 

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This came up a few weeks ago.

If you're a using a VIN decoder for "USA" (or at some point in time, Canadian) VINS, it would be the model year indicator. For other markets the VIN follows a different convention.

The only thing I could find for the "B" was in the shop manual:

"Model change B or R or S. 1995 MY"

I have no idea what that means but, if forced to guess, I think it represents trim level versus make change. For example, a USA XJ12 might have been built as a Daimler Double Six but badged as "Jaguar XJ12" for the North American market. Something like that.

Cheers
DD

 

I recommend you pick up the X300 Supplementary detail DVD from Jaguar Heritage. It's a goldmine of interesting tidbits.

You might find this snippet useful.