I searched...and found that the 12th letter of a maxima's VIN determines whether it is US spec or Cali spec. What about I30s? How do you tell? My "12th letter" is actually a number. Thanx.

 

It not actually the VIN itself but the Vehicle ID Plate located on the passenger side firewall under the hood. I don't know if the I30 is listed differently.


Raise your hood. Look for a shiny metal identification tag fastened to the passenger side of firewall. The top row is the Vehicle Identification Number, starting with J. The second row is model information. The first five characters are BLHUL. The 12th character is the destination:

N = Canada
V = California
U = US, not California

These are the items designated in the rows of the Vehicle ID Plate located on the passenger side firewall under the hood.

1-Type
2-VIN
3-Model
4-Body color code
5-Trim color code
6-Engine model
7-Engine displacement
8-Transmission model
9-Axle model

 

Wow...thanx for your response. When ordering your Y-pipe, this is very important right? If i do have the Cali spec, i can't order a Budget pipe huh? Because they only make them for non cali spec cars right? JsL