350Z Registry
The 350Z registry has two parts. Cars Nissan’s parts catalogs list can be looked up to see how they left the factory: build month, model code, paint and trim codes, engine, transmission, grade, steering side and market. The catalogs cover Canadian cars, Japanese cars (the Fairlady Z), and cars for the Gulf states, Taiwan, China, Korea, Latin America, South Africa and other export markets, plus US cars built for the 2003 model year. Owners of any 350Z, listed or not, add their car through their XenonZcar forum garage and keep its details and photos up to date.
Cars sold outside Japan have a 17-character VIN, like JN1AZ34D45M612345. It’s on the VIN plate on the dash by the driver’s A-pillar (read it through the windshield) and on the label in the driver’s door jamb. Export cars can have VINs like JN1GAAZ33Z0012345, with the chassis spelled out and no model year. Japanese cars have a frame number instead, like Z33-012345 (roadsters HZ33-…).
- Cars in Nissan’s catalogs
- 58,561
- Japanese cars (frame numbers)
- 26,038
- Cars with History Records
- 1
- In members’ garages
- 1
350Z Model Code Arrangement
The model code is on the model plate in the engine bay. These are the letters Nissan’s parts catalogs confirm; the rest aren’t decoded yet.
| Position # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | GL | J | A | L | S | N | Z33 | E | K | A | -A--- |
- GL = coupe; 2L = roadster
- J = VQ35DE engine; S or T = VQ35HR engine (2007 on)
- Not decoded yet
- L = left-hand drive; R = right-hand drive
- Grade, which depends on the market.; Canada: T = Touring, V = GT (Grand Touring); S = Base or Enthusiast; Japan: S = base, T = Version T, U = Version S, V = Version ST; US and export: not given in the catalogs
- N = automatic; Y = 6-speed manual
- Model of car: Z33
- Not decoded yet
- Market. U = USA, N = Canada; Export, left-hand drive: K = GCC (Gulf), Y = general export, J = Brazil, T = Taiwan, W = China; Export, right-hand drive: H = general export
- Not decoded yet
- Option letters, not decoded yet
350Z Registry Search
Search by any mix of VIN or frame number (or part of one), model code, build month, paint and trim codes, grade, market, condition and owner. Factory records come from Nissan’s parts catalogs (FAST), which list 58,561 of these cars. US cars are listed only for the 2003 model year, and many other cars aren’t listed either, so a VIN that isn’t found can still be genuine. Owner names and places match only owners who chose to show them.
350Zs in Nissan’s Catalogs, by Market
How many cars for each market the catalogs list. These are the cars the catalogs happen to hold, not production totals.
| Market | Coupe | Roadster | VQ35HR | Automatic | RHD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 23,036 | 3,002 | 3,606 | 13,004 | 26,038 | 26,038 |
| USA | 24,168 | 21 | 0 | 8,040 | 0 | 24,189 |
| Canada | 3,288 | 2,290 | 812 | 1,774 | 0 | 5,578 |
| GCC (Gulf) | 1,292 | 0 | 253 | 921 | 0 | 1,292 |
| General export | 892 | 0 | 137 | 532 | 242 | 892 |
| Brazil | 246 | 0 | 74 | 36 | 0 | 246 |
| Taiwan | 208 | 0 | 22 | 208 | 0 | 208 |
| China | 118 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
350Zs in Nissan’s Catalogs, by Build Year
How many cars built each year the catalogs list, all markets together. Each catalog covers only some years, so this isn’t the production count, but it shows the mix of body styles, engines, automatics and right-hand-drive cars.
| Built | Coupe | Roadster | VQ35HR | Automatic | RHD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 28,612 | 26 | 0 | 9,650 | 4,610 | 28,638 |
| 2003 | 9,427 | 1,425 | 0 | 4,920 | 7,587 | 10,852 |
| 2004 | 4,132 | 1,414 | 0 | 2,890 | 3,842 | 5,546 |
| 2005 | 4,199 | 893 | 0 | 2,424 | 3,953 | 5,092 |
| 2006 | 2,975 | 667 | 224 | 1,973 | 2,733 | 3,642 |
| 2007 | 2,772 | 584 | 3,266 | 1,889 | 2,626 | 3,356 |
| 2008 | 1,121 | 282 | 1,403 | 749 | 929 | 1,403 |
| 2009 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
| Total | 53,248 | 5,313 | 4,925 | 24,515 | 26,280 | 58,561 |
350Zs in members’ garages
1 car.
| Photo | VIN | Car | Built | Paint | Engine / Trans | Condition | Entered | Miles | Owner | Garage | Location | Website | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
JN1AZ34D03T101991 | 2003 350Z | 08/02 | WV2 | VQ35DE / 6-speed manual | Salvage Title | Nov 2026 | 40,432 | Hidden | XenonZcar_admin’s garage | Hidden | — | Purchased this as a bare shell and it is being rebuilt with an Automatic Transmission swap. |
Is one of these cars yours?
Owner details are kept up to date from your XenonZcar forum garage. Log in, claim your car once (only one member can hold each car, so nobody else can change your car’s record), and then you can update the owner name, location, condition, mileage, website link, comments and photos any time. Your name and location show publicly only if you choose; otherwise only XenonZcar admins see them. Your car also shows on your forum profile.
- Log in to the XenonZcar forum (or join; it’s free).
- Open My garage, pick Z33 350Z (2002–2009) under “Which Z?” and enter the 17-character VIN, e.g. JN1AZ34D45M612345, or for a Japanese car the frame number, e.g. Z33-012345.
- If the car is already in the registry and no other member has it, it goes straight into your garage with the details you entered. Otherwise an admin confirms the claim, usually within a day or two. Sold the car? Transfer it to the buyer from your garage and it stays in the car’s history.
All registries
Sources Used
- VINs, frame numbers, build months, model codes, paint and trim codes, destination codes: Nissan’s parts catalogs (FAST): the US catalog (2003 cars), the Canadian catalog, the general-export left-hand-drive (GL) and right-hand-drive (GR) catalogs, and the Japanese catalog
- Model code breakdown: the model lists in those same catalogs
- Owner details: XenonZcar forum members