S130 280ZX European Market Lookup

VINs in Nissan’s catalog

1,786

In members’ garages

0

European Model Code

The model code on the model plate (for example KHGS130AQB) reads like this. Every European 280ZX in the catalog has the 2.8-litre fuel-injected L28E and right-hand drive.

1. T-bar roof (no K: fixed roof)
2. L28 engine (L28E, 2.8 litre, fuel injected)
3. 2+2 (no G: 2-seater)
4. Chassis: 280ZX
5. 3-speed automatic (no A: 5-speed manual)
6. Europe
7. Equipment letters. On US cars B is power steering and C is air conditioning; that isn’t confirmed for European cars, so they aren’t decoded here.

European 280ZX Search

Enter a full VIN, part of one, or just the serial number (the last digits), and narrow it down with the options. The catalog doesn’t list every car, so a VIN that isn’t found can still be genuine. Cars built before March 1981 are listed with an older chassis number, shown here as HGS130U09 and the serial; the number stamped on the car may be written differently, so search those by the serial number.

From Nissan’s European parts catalog. Paint and interior names are from the 280ZX color chart, which is based on US cars; Nissan uses the same codes in every market, but European names may differ.

Own it? Add it in your forum garage (pick “S130 280ZX”).

European 280ZXs by Model Code

European 280ZXs in members’ garages

No European 280ZXs claimed yet. Be the first to add yours!

Is one of these cars yours?

Owner details are kept up to date from your XenonZcar forum garage. Log in, claim your car once (only one member can hold each car, so nobody else can change your car’s record), and then you can update the owner name, location, condition, mileage, website link, comments and photos any time. Your name and location show publicly only if you choose; otherwise only XenonZcar admins see them. Your car also shows on your forum profile.

1. Log in to the XenonZcar forum (or join; it’s free).
2. Open My garage, pick S130 280ZX (1979–1983) under “Which Z?” and enter the VIN from the model plate, e.g. JN1HGS130U0965432.
3. If the car is already in the registry and no other member has it, it goes straight into your garage with the details you entered. Otherwise an admin confirms the claim, usually within a day or two. Sold the car? Transfer it to the buyer from your garage and it stays in the car’s history.

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