Factory build sheet
2002 Jeep Wrangler Sport
Build 1J4FA49S-2 · 4L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1J4FA49S and position 10 reads 2. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Wrangler whose VIN starts 1J4FA49S and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,783 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,783 known VINs
- 30 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
- Series
- TJ
- 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.
$10,999 median asking price · 45 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $5,485 Top 2% of listings $122,000
The same build, other model years
Jeep used the VIN pattern 1J4FA49S for 6 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2000 Sport 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,750 vehicles code Y $10,350
- 2001 Sport 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,615 vehicles code 1 $9,698
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2002 You are here code 2 $10,999
- 2004 Sport 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,693 vehicles code 4 $12,995
- 2005 Sport 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,315 vehicles code 5 $12,412
- 2006 Sport/Unlimited 4L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,332 vehicles code 6 $12,500
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 | FA49S | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 2 | Model year — 2002 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2002 Jeep Wrangler as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
6 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2002 Wrangler. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
1,783 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1J4FA49S-2 shares the specification above.
- 1,783 Known VINs
- 30 Listed for sale now
- 45 Priced listings
- $10,999 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
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.
- 2002 Sahara 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 769 vehicles · $12,720 median
- 2003 Sport 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 72 vehicles
- 2003 SE 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 411 vehicles · $10,999 median
- 2003 Sahara 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 705 vehicles · $12,209 median
- 2004 X 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 2,945 vehicles · $10,150 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 45 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 1,783 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.