I live in MA but the Maxima was purchased in NH. I was cleaning and organizing the glove compartment today and I decided to read the window sticker. I couldn't believe my eyes. On the top right section of the paper it says "CALIFORNIA EMISSION SYSTEMS INCLUDED".

So...does this mean my car has CA specs? I'm not familiar with MA or NH emission standards but are they similar to CA's?

 

This information comes from the '99 Maxima factory service manual. I believe it also applies to your '98.

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

 

Thanks Daniel. I checked it out and my car is CA.

 

I have to give props to Daniel... Everytime someone asks a question he can anwser he is right there...


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