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Model Identification

Repair procedures in this article are identified by body type. The following table lists the General Motors division, model name, and body type for 1983-to-1987 year models.

MODEL IDENTIFICATION

Body Type & GM Division Model Name
"A" Body
Buick Century
Chevrolet Celebrity
Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
Pontiac 6000 & 6000 STE
"B" Body
Buick Estate Wagon, LeSabre (1983-85)
Chevrolet Impala, Caprice
Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser, 88 (1983-85)
Pontiac Parisienne, Safari
"C" Body
Buick Electra
Cadillac DeVille, Fleetwood
Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight
"D" Body: Cadillac Brougham
"E" Body
Buick Riviera
Cadillac Eldorado
Oldsmobile Toronado
"F" Body
Chevrolet Camaro
Pontiac Firebird
"G" Body
Buick Regal
Chevrolet El Camino, Monte Carlo
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
Pontiac Bonneville (1983-86), Gran Prix
"H" Body
Buick LeSabre (1986-87)
Pontiac Bonneville (1987)
Oldsmobile Delta 88 (1986-87)
"J" Body
Buick Skyhawk
Cadillac Cimarron
Chevrolet Cavalier
Oldsmobile Firenza
Pontiac Sunbird, 2000
"K" Body: Cadillac Seville
"L" Body: Chevrolet Beretta, Corsica
"N" Body
Buick Skylark, Somerset, Somerset Regal
Oldsmobile Calais
Pontiac Grand Am
"P" Body: Pontiac Fiero
"T" Body
Chevrolet Chevette
Pontiac 1000
"X" Body
Buick Skylark
Chevrolet Citation II
Oldsmobile Omega
Pontiac Phoenix
"Y" Body: Chevrolet Corvette