I have a 2012 XKR-S Coupe. End of the VIN number is 000 and would like to know is this car is possibly the FIRST ONE. Also would like to know the correct number of this model produced/imported to U.S.A. (since different sources and reviews seem to have different numbers). Will appreciate any info. Thanks, Geo

 

That is kinda cool.... Lets hope folks have some tips for ya!
Welcome to the forum BTW!

 

That's the kind of questions Jaguar North America's Customer Relationship Center should be able to answer.

Contact details:
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Customer Relationship Center
555 MacArthur Blvd.
Mahwah, NJ 07430-2326

Alternatively, any Jaguar Dealer will be able to look up the VIN range for your model which will easily confirm if you have the first.

Graham

 

I'm thinking that the #1 car of any given series would have a vin ending with "001" .

<shrug>

I dunno.

Cheers
DD

 

Hope this helps.

Vehicle Identification Number (Typical)

Item 1 - World Manufacturer Identifier

Codes Manufacturer Make Type

SAJ Jaguar Cars Limited, England Jaguar Passenger Car

Item 2 - Market, Air Bag Specification

VIN code Description

A Rest of the world with four air bags

D USA with four air bags

F Canada with four air bags

K Japan with four air bags

P Mexico with four air bags

VIN Code Description

Item 3 - Transmission, Steering Code

VIN Code Description

A Automatic LHS

C Automatic RHS

Item 4 - Body Code

VIN Code Description

43 X150 2 door Coupe

44 X150 2 door Convertible

Item 5 - Engine Emission System

VIN Code Description

B 4.2L Naturally aspirated ULEV II

F 4.2L Naturally aspirated Stage 2

K 4.2L Naturally aspirated Stage 3

P 4.2L Naturally aspirated stage 4

U 4.2L Naturally aspirated Stage 2 (91 RON)

X 4.2L Naturally aspirated Stage 2 (E22 RON)

VIN Code Description

Item 6 - Check Digit

VIN Code Description

0 - 9 or X Calculated in accordance with American standard CFR part 565

Item 7 - Model Year

VIN Code Description

6 2006 model year

7 2007 model year

8 2008 model year

Item 8 - Assembly Plant and Model Line

VIN Code Description

5 Castle Bromwich 4.2L

Item 9 - Production Sequence Number

Sequence Number

B00001 - B99999

 

Syd:

Does your decoder cover all 17 letters and numbers that are in a VIN?
Can't quite make out the 17 above....

 

Sorry Geo, but the VIN's don't work that way.

The first X150 XK that was available to the public had VIN ending in B00379, and that was in 2006. The VIN's of all the X150 variants have been going up from there. The first of each model year does not start on a round number either (see below).

And the last six digits have nothing to do with the spec of the car, it's just counting up consecutively. The model years start at those listed VIN's, but to be specific like "how many XKR-S Coupés" then only Jaguar can tell you that.

If yours is something like B45000 or B46000 then yeah it's kind of special, but not in the way you're thinking.

 

Probably correct....as I have a 2009 Jaguar XKR Portfolio Edition convertible and only 200 convertibles and 180 coupes were produced to be imported into the USA. My VIN ends in B29402 so none of these numbers would match the production number of my car.

I did however send an email to Jaguar USA asking if they could provide more info on my entire 17 diget VIN Number. I will have to wait a week or so to get a response.

 

Here's how my VIN breaks down:

SAJWA44B985B21316

SAJ - JAGUAR ID
W - Market/4 air bags
A - Auto trans/LHS
44 - X150 - 2 Door Convertible
B - 4.2 Naturally aspired
9 - ?
8 - 2008 MY
5 - Manufactured in Castle Bromwich
9 - Mfg Sequence (B21316)