HRH Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Ok, so a while back in my Maxima wagon build thread I delved into this subject. My local Nissan dealer contact was unable to pull up any information on the number of cars produced. I even emailed Nissan consumer affairs and they came back with the same answer. It's like they just swept all the information in the trash bin and said whatevs! Consequently, I'm starting this thread to list vin numbers so we can get some sort of an idea of production quantities of first gen Maximas from 1981-1984. My wagon is presumably one of the last as it's production date is 5/84. The info plate is a little interesting. Type is WHD910, however, below that is Model no. WHLD910AEUCS, but it's not diesel, so perhaps that's left hand drive? VIN is JN1HU05S5EX050461 So I'm completely assuming that means its the 50,461st wagon made? Moving on to the sedan autocross Maxima which is a 1/84 production date. Type is HG910 Model is HLG940FEUC VIN is JN1HU01S4ET232309 So assuming from the first that's the 232,309th sedan made? Seems like there wouldn't even be that many, or maybe they just got rusted away/crushed already. So that's the start of it. The rest of you guys, post your information if you would. I have a pretty late production wagon. If we could find some early 81 sedans or wagon to get an idea of the first of these, that would be awesome. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 "VIN is JN1HU05S5EX050461 So I'm completely assuming that means its the 50,461st wagon made?" Most likely! The zero following the "EX" normally means the first year of designated model production, so 50461 is most likely the unit sequence for the first year of production. "VIN is JN1HU01S4ET232309 So assuming from the first that's the 232,309th sedan made?" Unlikely! the first digit following the "ET" being a "2" would signify the third year of that series production. So you have the 31309 build of the third year. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 W ... is wagon. No letter here is a sedan H .... is the L24E engine. An S here is a diesel (LD28) L ..... is Left hand drive D .... is rigid axle (H-190) A G here is IRS 910 D .... is DX delux. nothing here is SL F .... is Five speed, A is automatic E .... is Electronic fuel injection U .... is federsl, V is California So WHLD910AEUCS looks like wagon, L24E, 910 (Maxima) automatic, EFI, federal. Looks like some extra letters. CS JN1........ Made in Japan H............ L24E (S is diesel) U0.......... 910 5............. wagon (1 is sedan) S............ no meaning 5............ check digit E............ '84 (B-'81, C-'82, D-'83) X............ Nissha production plant (U-Oppama) 050461.. Serial Number Model is HLG940FEUC.... sedan, L24E, IRS 910 (Maxima) SL, EFI, 5 speed, federal. Left over C Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Sweet! Good info Mike and Mike! Thanks! Quote Link to comment
captaingamez Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 Not real sure what it all means, but I would love to track down how many of these they made. Type: HG910 VIN: JN1HU01SXET240379 Model: HLG910AEVCS Quote Link to comment
captaingamez Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 I am not sure that an X will mean Nissha production. I believe most if not all of these cars were built at Oppama. Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted June 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Well if I had looked in my factory service manual, I would have found the answer to begin with! An X in the 9th position is a check digit. 0 to 9 or X. Now, here's interesting info: I have a 1983 FSM and it states gas engine wagon starts with 030001, sedan with 060051 diesel engine wagon starts with 008001, diesel engine sedan starts with 030051 So if 83 was the second to last year of production, only 8000 diesel wagons had been made in the first two years. Not a lot. MikeRL411, I find no evidence to support the first digit after the X indicates a year of production model. The FSM has example VIN JN1HU05SXDX-030001 for the wagon. The first X is check digit though, after that I think would be regular production. But of course I could be wrong. Gamez, what date of production is your car? Month/year? Quote Link to comment
SageLaw92 Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 I would also like to know how many were made and a little more about my car. Year: 1983 Make: DATS MAX4D Model: MA VIN: JN1HU01S6DT100702 Quote Link to comment
yenpit Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 Well, I've got JN1SU01S2DT031805 1983 Maxima Sedan LD28 (diesel) MANUAL trans..................it is a rolling shell, available for sale! TJ Denver CO Quote Link to comment
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