944 Chassis and Engine Codes
944 Chassis numbers
All 944 chassis numbers consist of two groups of code letters followed
by the vehicle serial No.
Example WPO ZZZ 94 Z D N 4 00001-49999
WPO ZZZ = Europe RoW WPO AAO = USA/Canada
94 = first two digits of model No. standard 944 95 = first two digits of
model No. 944 Turbo (951)
Z = Europe RoW O = USA/Canada
D= model year (1983); E=1984 up to 1990 L (later ZL) 1991 ZM, 1992 ZN
N = Neckarsulm (build plant)
4 = last digit of model No. (944) 1 = last digit of model No. (951)
followed by vehicle serial no.
944 Engine Numbers
| 1983 | 41D 0001-4999 41D 5001-9999 43D 0001-4999 43D 5001-9999 Serial numbers included expander numbers A000-A999, B000-B999 and so on to H. |
944 Europe RoW manual 944 Europe RoW auto 944 USA, Japan manual 944 USA, Japan auto |
| 1984 | 41E 00001-20000 41E 20001-30000 43E 00001-20000 43E 20001-30000 |
944 Europe RoW manual 944 Europe RoW auto 944 USA, Japan, Canada manual 944 USA, Japan, Canada auto |
| 1985 | as for 1984; year code = F serial no. expanded to 60000 |
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| 1986 | 41G 00001-20000 41G 20001-30000 43G 00001-60000 43G 60001-90000 44G 0001-00320 45G 0001-20000 |
944 Europe RoW manual 944 Europe RoW auto 944 USA, Canada, Japan, Australia manual 944 USA, Canada, Japan, Australia auto 944 Turbo Europe RoW 944 Turbo Worldwide |
| 1987 | 944: as for 1986 with model year code = H 45H 00001-10000 42H 00001-60000 |
944 turbo All markets 944S All markets |
| 1988 | 46J 00001-60000 46J 60001-70000 42J 00001-50000 45J 00001-10000 |
944 Worldwide manual 944 Worldwide auto 944S Worldwide 944 Turbo, Worldwide |
Anyone have further numbers for later models and S2 and 944 Cab?