Factory build sheet
1990 Jeep Wrangler Islander
Build 2J4FY39T-L · 4.2L · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 2J4FY39T and position 10 reads L. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Wrangler whose VIN starts 2J4FY39T and carries L in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 41 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 41 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
- 4.2 L
- Engine model
- 2BBL
- 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
- 2
- Manufacturer
- FCA CANADA INC.
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 2J4FY39T for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 1989 Islander 4.2L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 54 vehicles code K
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1990 You are here 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 | 2J4 | FCA CANADA INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | FY39T | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | L | Model year — 1990 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
41 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 2J4FY39T-L shares the specification above.
- 41 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 2J4FY39T 3LJ545324
- 2J4FY39T 3LJ513957
- 2J4FY39T XLJ517486
- 2J4FY39T 2LJ500083
- 2J4FY39T 9LJ501036
- 2J4FY39T 8LJ519849
- 2J4FY39T 9LJ503143
- 2J4FY39T 5LJ515287
- 2J4FY39T 5LJ500675
- 2J4FY39T 6LJ549190
- 2J4FY39T 6LJ500538
- 2J4FY39T 7LJ522127
- 2J4FY39T 9LJ543481
- 2J4FY39T 4LJ534445
- 2J4FY39T XLJ522851
- 2J4FY39T 0LJ510613
- 2J4FY39T 8LJ537302
- 2J4FY39T 0LJ507520
- 2J4FY39T 6LJ539453
- 2J4FY39T 1LJ538016
- 2J4FY39T 8LJ541169
- 2J4FY39T 4LJ539547
- 2J4FY39T 4LJ525082
- 2J4FY39T 4LJ500988
- 2J4FY39T 2LJ505686
- 2J4FY39T 8LJ527997
- 2J4FY39T XLJ554702
- 2J4FY39T 3LJ543668
- 2J4FY39T 0LJ517352
- 2J4FY39T 7LJ523049
- 2J4FY39T 0LJ510949
- 2J4FY39T 8LJ541916
- 2J4FY39T 5LJ523924
- 2J4FY39T XLJ523885
- 2J4FY39T 3LJ506054
- 2J4FY39T 5LJ512566
- 2J4FY39T 1LJ500916
- 2J4FY39T 5LJ515337
- 2J4FY39T 6LJ546855
- 2J4FY39T 1LJ546620
- 2J4FY39T 6LJ509434
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Wrangler, 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.
- 1990 Sahara 4.2L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 33 vehicles
- 1990 Laredo 4.2L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 29 vehicles
- 2021 Sport 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 2,938 vehicles · $24,889 median
- 2021 Sport 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 3,945 vehicles · $25,053 median
- 2021 Unlimited Sport 3.6L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 25,162 vehicles · $25,998 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 41 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.