ok so i am pretty sure i bought i 99 it was a while ago but i never really felt the need to check until today and when i did i found the date of 5/98 inside the door jamb and on the seatbelt tags and whatnot were like 3/98 i thought that was messed up so what letter or number is the year in the vin number and where is all the locations i think my car is shady because i ran the main vin on carfax and it was all clear yet the first time i went to take the spare out there was glass loaded all over in the spare well. and so i took the back seat butt part out and the same thing glass all over and it looks in the trunk to have had an accedent. u cant tell anything from the outside though...so someone where can i find all the vins and also would a max made in 5/98 be a 99 model? if anything then what would be the big differnces in the 98 vs the 99? -ryan

 

Well The 97-99 Se Have 5 Spoke Rims Difreent Bumpers The Rear Tails Are Bigger Than 95-96 The Grille Is Diffrent The Steering Wheel Dosent Have A Hump In It

 

well yea those are the obvious ones but im talking between 98 and 99 only im getting sick of my car i want to sell it right now!! auto is gay thats all there is to say ... lol sorry i got hate

 

the 99's have a different radio with digital bass,bal,fade,treb. dont hate on autos i like mine and it gives me better mpg than my friends 5 spd, though i like the engine rev of the 5 spd!

 

only cosmetic changes b/w '98 & '99, this should help you out some

'98
- Debut of Sterling Mist Color, Digital Odo. & side airbags (see deluxe seating pkg.)
- Fuel Gauge now inverse of '95-'97 models
- gauges (SE or not) all have red needles
- Deluxe Seating Pkg - heated seats/mirrors, low washer fluid light, side airbags (you had to get ABS before getting the pkg.)

'99
- Debut of TCS (Traction Control), Immobilizer, & Crimson Blaze Red only for SE-L
- some color revisions, new color (former color) - Lakeshore Blue (Neptune Blue), Icelandic Pearl (Arctic White Pearl), Sherwood Green? (Deep Evergreen), Sunlit Sand (Pebble Beige)
- redesigned audio headunits & auto. cc
- SE-L w/ titanium tinted wheels, gauges, badging (also included "SE Limited" badges on both sides, "SE Limited" logo embossed on floor mats & leather seats (also perforated)

 

From the faqs:
"1998 - Side air bags available (with deluxe seating package), ‘Cold weather package’ replaced by ‘Deluxe seating package’, red gauge needles on all trim levels (95-97 GXE/GLE had white needles), digital odometer (with two trip meters), climate control redesign, Fuel and temp. Gauges now ‘Mirror image’ instead of facing the same direction.

1999 - Emissions equipment and ECU wireing similar to 5th gen models, SE limited edition available, security chip in key, head unit redesign, ‘ambient temperature’ feature added to automatic climate control, three point seat belt for rear center position.

On CA emission 99's Front pre-cat built into header, two extra oxygen sensors to monitor pre-cats (total of 4), Swirl valve in intake to improve emissions. Special aftermarket Y-pipe required and only 1 pre-cat can be removed."

 

hmm check your registration that could help. also 99 maxima's are usually manufactured in 98. that is why you can now buy a 05 car and we are still in 04.....
my car is a 99.5 because i have the SEL package and also because it was made in a FEB 99 and Sold in APR 99.

 

run the vin #, and check the registration...how can someone not know what year their car is?

 

i have no idea i just thought it was a lil shady that there was glass and all this crap in the spare well and under back seat when the vin ran as clean and i knew that 99's are made in 98 its just 5/98? isnt that a lil early? anyway i guess i have a center shoulder strap and digital bass controls so its a 99 for sure lol just making sure dont be goin all crazy im not stupid like some that buy cars they dont know what year they are i mean im not that stupid im just makin sure cause the vin number looks kinda messed up on the dash like it was modded or somthing lol idk

 

oh man...punctuation marks are your friends

 

lol, its late, i got absolutly no sleep lastnight cause my daughter sits here crying, and i was actually typing one handed sorry for the inconvienence -ryan

 

you're 19 and you have a daughter? how old is she

 

lol yea alot of people say that, and yes i have a daughter i was stupid and didnt use a condom but to bad i got somthing beatiful out of it ... heres a pic she will be one month old on monday so basically i have my hands full alot but shes worth it. -ryan

 

5/98 is a 98 model. I know that with the 95-98 if the car is made between let's say 7/95-6/96 it's a 96, 7/96-6-97 is a 97. Not sure if they changed it for the 99 but why would they?

 

Check out www.vehicle-history.com for all the information about vehicle identification numbers. Generally the 10th digit in the VIN is the year of the car. A W would be a 1998 and an X would be a 1999. I hope this helps.