Factory build sheet

1997 Subaru Impreza L

Build JF1GF435-V · 2.2L · All-wheel drive · Wagon

VIN positions 1 through 8 read JF1GF435 and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Impreza whose VIN starts JF1GF435 and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 62 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 62 known VINs
  • 1 listed for sale now

Factory specification

As filed by Subaru 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
2.2 L
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
All-wheel drive

Body & chassis

Body class
Wagon
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
4
Series
Sport Wagon
Manufacturer
SUBARU CORPORATION

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1
GVWR
6,000 lb or less

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

The same build, other model years

Subaru used the VIN pattern JF1GF435 for 6 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 JF1 SUBARU CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 GF435 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

62 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to JF1GF435-V shares the specification above.

  • 62 Known VINs
  • 1 Listed for sale now

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Impreza, 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.

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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 62 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.