Factory build sheet
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara/TJ
Build 1J4FY49S-V · 4L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1J4FY49S and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Wrangler whose VIN starts 1J4FY49S and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 441 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 441 known VINs
- 12 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
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 2
- 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.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$7,499 median asking price · 16 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 16 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Jeep used the VIN pattern 1J4FY49S for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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 | FY49S | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | V | Model year — 1997 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
441 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1J4FY49S-V shares the specification above.
- 441 Known VINs
- 12 Listed for sale now
- 16 Priced listings
- $7,499 Median asking
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
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.
- 1998 Sport/TJ 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,494 vehicles · $7,989 median
- 1998 SE/TJ 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,207 vehicles · $9,074 median
- 1998 Sahara/TJ 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 732 vehicles · $11,900 median
- 1999 SE/TJ 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 916 vehicles · $9,995 median
- 2000 Sport 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 2,750 vehicles · $10,350 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.
Prices are asking prices from 16 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 441 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.