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Jeep Production Codes, Dates and Numbers

 

Code

Description

Year

Features

CJ
CiviJeep or civilian jeep
'45-'86
Round headlights
CJ-2
"Agrijeep"
Flat fender, low hood CJ's with L-134 engine
CJ-2A
214,760 produced
 '45-'49
Flat fender, low hood, "Willys" embossed on the hood sides and windshield frame
CJ-3A
132,000 produced
 '46-'53
Flat fender, low hood with one-piece windshield design and a vent just below it
CJ-3B
155,000 produced
'52-'68
Flat front fender, high profile hood with F-134 engine
CJ-5
611,000 produced
'54-'83
The first V-8 in a short-wheelbase utility vehicle
CJ-5A
Based on the M38A1 design
CJ-6
50,000 produced
'55-'81
20 extra inches of wheelbase than a CJ-5
CJ-6A
Based on the M38A1 design
CJ-7
379,000 produced
'76-'86
Extra wheelbase allowed for wider variety of drivetrain modifications 
CJ-8 
28,000 produced
'81-'86
"Scrambler" - 103-inch wheelbase pickup with lots of rear overhang
VJ

Jeepster 

'48-50

Front end and drive-line from the Willy's Station Wagon; rear fenders from Jeep trucks
DJ 
Dispatch or delivery jeep
'52-'73
Basic postal truck AMC 2WD
FC

Forward Control Trucks

'57-'66

Dual rear wheels; heavy duty suspension and brakes; vertical cutout grille; round headlights
SJ
Full Size
'63-'92
Full-size Grand Wagoneers, full size Cherokees, full size trucks
C-101
Jeepster/ Commando
'67-'73
Part Jeep CJ and part Jeep Wagoneer
MJ
Comanche 
'84-'91
Compact pickup, Cherokee front clip
XJ
Cherokee/ Wagoneer
'84-2001
Uni-body construction
YJ
Wrangler 
'87-'95
Square headlights; lower and wider than the CJ
ZJ
Grand Cherokee
'93-'98
Uni-Body construction
TJ
Wrangler (TJ-L - 2004.5 - current)
'97- Current
Round headlights, turn signals on front fenders
WJ
Grand Cherokee
'99- 2004
More rounded than the ZJ
KJ
Liberty 
'02- Current
Uniframe body; very upright profile
XK Commander '06 - Current Uniframe body; very upright profile. seats 7 w/third row
 
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