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hello i am new too this forum (been playing with my suby's for a bit tho), i recently acquired a 91 ss and i was just wondering about the vin number it has i have never seen a subaru where the first 3 digits are jf2 (which is the case with this hear) just wondering what's the deal with that.

Welcome to the forum.

JF1/JF2 means the car was assembled in Japan, while 4S3/4S4 means the car was assembled in the United States.

i knew the JF was japan production, but i have never seen jf2, only jf1's must just be becasue of it being a 91 right ?

No, the 10th digit refers to the model year, the M in your case.

The background information behind the 3rd digit is very cryptic; the full story has always eluded me. A JF2 or 4S4 car is considered an MVP (whatever that means) while a JF1 or 4S3 car is considered a passenger vehicle. It's something to do with weight classification.

Also, I removed your VIN from the subject of your post, just to be safe. Keep in mind, this is a public website, that's subject to spammers and malicious attacks, and a VIN is considered confidential information.

Yes I believe mine has been classed as a van a couple of times, or even an XT. it is never right ahah

My 91 has JF2 as well, although Kleinkid's 91's vin (which is 1000 cars newer than mine) is JF1. My 92SS is a JF1.

Here's the VIN decoder.

http://www.main.experiencetherave.com/s ... decode.jpg