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Engine/VIN Identification

ENGINE/VIN ID ⁽¹⁾

Model

Body Code

Engine ⁽²⁾

Engine ID

Ignition System

Altima

L

2.4L (KA24DE)

B

⁽⁴⁾ Optical

Frontier

D

2.4L (KA24DE)

S

⁽⁴⁾ Optical

Maxima

A

3.0L (VQ30DE)

C

⁽³⁾ DIS

Pathfinder

R

3.3L (VG33E)

A

⁽⁴⁾ Optical

Quest

N

3.0L (VG30E)

D

⁽⁴⁾ Optical

Sentra

B

1.6L (GA16DE)

A

⁽⁴⁾ Optical

200SX

B

1.6L (GA16DE)

A

⁽⁴⁾ Optical

"

B

2.0L (SR20DE)

A

⁽⁴⁾ Optical

240SX

S

2.4L (KA24DE)

A

⁽⁴⁾ Optical

⁽¹⁾	Engine code is located at left rear (4-cylinder) or right rear (V6) of cylinder block, at cylinder head mating surface.

⁽²⁾	All engines use SFI fuel systems.

⁽³⁾	A distributorless system using a crank angle sensor and one ignition coil for each spark plug.

⁽⁴⁾	This system may also be referred to as DI (Distributor Ignition).