S130 280ZX Registry
Look up a 1979–1983 280ZX to see what the registry knows about it: build date, paint, trim and engine, and who has owned it. Factory details come from the same parts catalog Nissan dealers use. If it’s yours, claim it in your forum garage to keep the details up to date and add photos.
1979 and 1980 cars have a chassis number like HLS130123456; 1981–1983 cars have a 17-character VIN starting with JN1. Both are on the plate at the left of the dash and in the door jamb.
Right-hand-drive European cars (UK and Ireland) have their own European 280ZX lookup, and 1981–83 Canadian-market cars the Canadian 280ZX registry.
- Cars in the registry
- 187,277
- Cars with History Records
- 129
- In members’ garages
- 1
280ZX VIN Arrangements by Model Year
There are two VIN layouts: the short chassis number used until March 1981, and the 17-character VIN after that. The S130 VIN and model plate page has the model plate and F.M.V.S.S. plate too.
S130 VIN Search
Search by any mix of chassis number or VIN (or part of one), model code, build month, colors, options, condition and owner. 1979 and 1980 cars have a chassis number like HLS130123456; 1981–1983 cars have a 17-character VIN starting with JN1. Owner names and places match only owners who chose to show them.
1981 280ZX
JN1HZ04S5BX257222The car
- Model year
- 1981
- Model
- 280ZX
Colors
- Upholstery
- Cloth
Drivetrain
- Engine
- L28E 2.8 fuel injected
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual
- Emissions
- California
Body and options
- Seats
- 2-seater
- Roof
- Hardtop (slicktop)
- Trim
- Standard
- A/C
- Manual A/C
- Steering
- Manual
Owner
- Owner
- None on record. Is it yours?
Seen this car or owned it before? Add to its VIN History
S130s in members’ garages
1 car.
| Photo | Chassis / VIN | Car | Built | Paint | Engine / Trans | Condition | Entered | Miles | Owner | Garage | Location | Website | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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HGS130014045 | 1980 Fairlady Z 2+2 | — | 891 · Black Pearl Metallic | L28E / 3N71B Automatic | Restoring/Refreshing | — | — | Hidden | XenonZcar_admin’s garage | Hidden | — |
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.
- Log in to the XenonZcar forum (or join; it’s free).
- Open My garage, pick S130 under “Which Z?” and enter the chassis number or VIN (cars that aren’t in the registry yet are added when the claim is approved).
- 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.
All registries
Sources Used
- Factory details: Nissan’s US parts catalog (FAST) and the XenonZcar 280ZX registry
- VIN and plate diagrams: 1979–1983 280ZX Nissan factory service manuals, via the S130 VIN info page
- Owner details: registry owners and XenonZcar forum members