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1988 Jeep Wrangler

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Specification Base · 4WD 2BCCV81J-J S · 4WD 2BCHV81S-J Sahara · 4WD 2BCCV81M-J
Engine 4.2L 6-cyl 2.5L 4-cyl 4.2L 6-cyl
Drivetrain Four-wheel drive Four-wheel drive Four-wheel drive
Transmission Manual/Standard Manual/Standard Manual/Standard
Fuel Gasoline Gasoline Gasoline
Body Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]
Doors 2-door 2-door 2-door

Missing data does not mean a feature is absent. Prices are advertised asking prices for each pattern’s own sample, not completed sale prices or a trim-wide average.

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Grouped by recorded trim, with engine and drive variants underneath. Open a variant to see every source pattern.

1988 Wrangler

Base

5 VIN patterns
2.5L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Manual/Standard 1 pattern · View specs
2BCHV81J-J → 19 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

4.2L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs
2BCCZ811-J → 9 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2BCCZ81J-J → 10 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

4.2L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Manual/Standard 2 patterns · View specs
2BCCV811-J → 46 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

2BCCV81J-J → 64 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1988 Wrangler

Laredo

3 VIN patterns
4.2L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs
2BCCZ81L-J → 6 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

4.2L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Manual/Standard 2 patterns · View specs
2BCCV814-J → 22 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

2BCCV81L-J → 1 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1988 Wrangler

S

1 VIN pattern
2.5L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Manual/Standard 1 pattern · View specs
2BCHV81S-J → 40 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1988 Wrangler

Sahara

5 VIN patterns
2.5L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Manual/Standard 1 pattern · View specs
2BCHV81M-J → 1 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

4.2L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs
2BCCZ812-J → 12 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2BCCZ81M-J → 4 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

4.2L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Manual/Standard 2 patterns · View specs
2BCCV81M-J → 28 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

2BCCV812-J → 22 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1988 Wrangler

Sport

5 VIN patterns
2.5L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Manual/Standard 1 pattern · View specs
2BCHV81K-J → 1 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

4.2L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs
2BCCZ81K-J → 3 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2BCCZ813-J → 8 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

4.2L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Manual/Standard 2 patterns · View specs
2BCCV81K-J → 15 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2BCCV813-J → 11 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1988 Wrangler

Trim not recorded

2 VIN patterns
2.5L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs
2BCHU815-J → 1 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs
2BLLV813-J → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Source: manufacturer specifications decoded through NHTSA vPIC, alongside VIN and listing records in our dataset. Trim groups are for browsing; shared labels do not establish identical equipment. Confirm options on the specific vehicle.

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