Z31 300ZX Canadian Market Registry
Canadian-market Z31 300ZXs were built to Canadian rules, with their own model codes (an N where US cars have U or V), equipment and paint mixes. Look one up to see how it left the factory: build month, model code, paint and trim codes, engine, transmission and options. Owners add their car through their XenonZcar forum garage and keep its details and photos up to date.
Canadian VINs use the same 17-character layout as US cars, like JN1HZ14S6FX612345. It’s on the VIN tag on the dash by the driver’s A-pillar, the model plate on the left front strut tower, the plate in the driver’s door jamb, and stamped into the firewall. US-market cars are in the US registry.
- VINs in Nissan’s catalog
- 11,243
- Cars with History Records
- 1
- In members’ garages
- 0
Canadian Model Code Arrangement
The model code is on the model plate on the left front strut tower. Canadian cars read the same way as US cars, with N for the market:
| Position # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | K | H | L | G | Z31 | X | A | T | N | … |
- Blank = standard roof; K = T-bar roof
- H = VG30E engine
- L = left-hand drive
- Blank = 2-seater; G = 2+2
- Model of car: Z31
- Blank = standard (SF) model; J = GL; X = GLL; S = SS; L (with 5) = 50th Anniversary
- Blank = manual transmission; A = automatic transmission
- Blank = non-turbo; T = turbo (VG30ET)
- N = Canada (U = USA, V = California)
- After the N: D = digital instruments, G = digital climate control, W or Y = leather
Vehicle Identification Plate
The model plate on the left front strut tower shows the type, VIN, model code, paint and trim codes, and the engine, transmission and axle models.
Canadian Z31 300ZX Registry Search
Search by any mix of VIN (or part of one), model code, build month, paint and trim codes, options, condition and owner. Factory records come from Nissan’s Canadian parts catalog (FAST), which lists 11,243 of these cars; not every car is listed, so a VIN that isn’t found can still be genuine. Owner names and places match only owners who chose to show them.
1987 Z31 300ZX Turbo
JN1CZ14S0HX153634The car
- Model code
- KHLZ31XTNDGY
- Model year
- 1987
- Built
- May 1987
- Market
- Canada
- Grade
- GLL
Drivetrain
- Engine
- VG30ET
- Transmission
- Manual
Body and colors
- Seating
- 2-seater
- Roof
- T-bar
- Paint
- 463 · Dark Grey Metallic
- Trim code
- T · Black
Options
- Equipment
- Digital instruments, Leather, Digital climate control
From Nissan’s Canadian parts catalog. Model code decoded with the model plate breakdown above; letters it doesn’t cover are left out. Paint and trim names are the ones used on US cars; Nissan uses the same codes in both markets.
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| VIN | Model Code | Prod Date | Paint Color | Interior | Model year | Seats | Roof | Engine | Grade | Transmission | Options | Condition | Entered | Miles | Owner | Garage | Location | Website | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JN1CZ14S0HX153634 | KHLZ31XTNDGY | 05/87 | 463 Dark Grey Metallic | T Black | 1987 | 2-seater | T-bar | VG30ET | GLL | Manual | Digital instruments, Leather, Digital climate control | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Canadian Z31 300ZXs in Nissan’s Catalog, by Model Year
How many cars of each model year the Canadian parts catalog lists. That isn’t the full production count, but it shows the mix: body styles, turbos and automatics.
Canadian Z31 300ZXs in members’ garages
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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 Z31 300ZX Canadian market (1984–1988) under “Which Z?” and enter the 17-character VIN, e.g. JN1HZ14S6FX612345.
- 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
- VINs, build months, model codes, paint and trim codes: Nissan’s Canadian parts catalog (FAST)
- Model code breakdown: Nissan factory service manuals, as on the US Z31 registry page
- Paint and trim names: the XenonZcar Z31 color chart
- Owner details: XenonZcar forum members