Factory build sheet
1989 Jeep Cherokee Limited
Build 1J4FJ78L-K · 4L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1J4FJ78L and position 10 reads K. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Cherokee whose VIN starts 1J4FJ78L and carries K in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 39 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 39 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Jeep with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 4 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine manufacturer
- CMC
- Horsepower
- 177 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- FCA US LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Jeep used the VIN pattern 1J4FJ78L for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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1989 You are here code K
- 1990 Limited 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 35 vehicles code L
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 1J4 | FCA US LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | FJ78L | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | K | Model year — 1989 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
39 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1J4FJ78L-K shares the specification above.
- 39 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1J4FJ78L 5KL613645
- 1J4FJ78L XKL645331
- 1J4FJ78L 4KL437090
- 1J4FJ78L 0KL593076
- 1J4FJ78L 1KL643225
- 1J4FJ78L 2KL458889
- 1J4FJ78L XKL484012
- 1J4FJ78L 0KL565066
- 1J4FJ78L XKL535217
- 1J4FJ78L 1KL530178
- 1J4FJ78L 4KL523998
- 1J4FJ78L XKL632336
- 1J4FJ78L 1KL462206
- 1J4FJ78L XKL582425
- 1J4FJ78L XKL563311
- 1J4FJ78L 1KL453487
- 1J4FJ78L 1KL534652
- 1J4FJ78L 0KL543195
- 1J4FJ78L 7KL584679
- 1J4FJ78L 6KL641762
- 1J4FJ78L 7KL572161
- 1J4FJ78L 8KL439702
- 1J4FJ78L 0KL453724
- 1J4FJ78L 6KL643236
- 1J4FJ78L 9KL612109
- 1J4FJ78L 3KL620268
- 1J4FJ78L 4KL437168
- 1J4FJ78L 0KL403678
- 1J4FJ78L 2KL571287
- 1J4FJ78L 6KL430061
- 1J4FJ78L 2KL582225
- 1J4FJ78L 5KL644734
- 1J4FJ78L 3KL576188
- 1J4FJ78L 6KL580753
- 1J4FJ78L 1KL571040
- 1J4FJ78L 0KL484309
- 1J4FJ78L 4KL535214
- 1J4FJ78L 1KL475473
- 1J4FJ78L XKL644034
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Cherokee, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2020 Latitude, Longitude, North 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 6,665 vehicles · $14,647 median
- 2020 Latitude, Longitude, North 3.2L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 126 vehicles
- 2020 Limited 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 4,513 vehicles · $15,500 median
- 2020 Latitude Plus 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 6,606 vehicles · $15,000 median
- 2020 Trailhawk 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,304 vehicles · $19,697 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 39 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.