Volvo 700 and Volvo 900 Information

Model Year Changes and Features

Bosch or Rex-Regina Systems?

Vehicle Identification Number Coding

Product Plate Number Coding

Service Label Number Coding

Other Identification Locations

Transmission Model Information

List of Paint Color Codes

Model Year Changes and Features. Back in prehistoric Volvo time, the factory badged cars with numbers defined as Series +Cylinders+Doors. Hence, a Volvo 264 was a 200-series car with a PRV-6 6 cylinder engine in sedan format with four doors. A 142 was a 100-series car with four cylinders and two doors. A "5" at the end meant five doors or a wagon. This began breaking down when the middle digit was used for the 760 to refer to trim line instead of cylinders, e.g., a 764 sedan may have a turbo-four or six-cylinder engine, but has in both cases a more extensive trim package. In later years, the factory stopped badging the cars in this way and only the owners refer to their cars so. Hence, a "940" sedan is unofficially a 944; a 960 wagon is in the eyes of owners and mechanics a 965. this system was formally abandoned with the newer five cylinder front drive cars in 1993.

Bosch or Rex-Regina Systems?

[Inquiry] How do I identify my fuel injection and ignition system? [Response: Chris Mullet/Chris Herbst] Many 1990+ non-turbos have Rex/Regina systems; most turbos seem to have Bosch. Between 90 to 92, all non-California non-turbos were Regina cars. There were some 89s and there were some at least until 1993 if not later. The Regina cars are anything but rare. Regina systems are characterized by:

Only one fuel pump which is in the tank, without a pre-pump; and this fuel pump is not as high a quality as Bosch
Ignition coil is a wierd sort of amplifier-looking thing on the LH strut tower, versus a standard looking cylinder-shaped coil.
Uses an intake air temperature sensor and a MAP sensor, instead of the mass airflow meter.

Vehicle Identification Number Coding. The VIN number (stamped on a plate next to the driver's-side front windshield) for the 700/900 series cars can be decoded as follows: (those listed are common in US and Canada applications)
A. 740/

Digit	Description	Code	Definition: <=1991	Definition: >1991 if different
1,2,3	Manufacturer:	YV1	Volvo
4	Model:	A	240
		B	260
		F	740
		G	760
		H	780
		J	940
		K	960
5	Safety Equipment	A	3-pt seat belt plus SRS	3-pt seat belt plus SRS
		S	4-door with SRS	4-door with SRS
		W	Wagon with SRS	Wagon with SRS
		T	4-door with seat belt only	4-door with seat belt only
		X	3-pt seat belt only	3-pt seat belt only
6,7	Engine	69	B280F
		74	D24 TIC w/EGR
		75	D24 TIC w/oEGR
		76	D24T
		77	D24 (81-84)
		80	B230G
		81	B234G/B230FK
		82	B230GT (LH 3.1)
		83	B230FD
		84	B230E/B230GK	E=elektronisk K=karburator
		85	B230FB
		86	B230FT
		87	B230FT
		88	B230F (LH 2.4)
		89	B234F
		92	B6244F
		93	B6254F
		95	B6304F w/o catalytic converter
		96	B6304F w/ catalytic converter
		98	B6304G w/o catalytic converter
		99	B6254G
8	Doors	0	-	Basic engine
	(1992+: emissions)	1	4-door with SRS	Engine with EGR
		2	2-door
		3		Alternative fuel/ignition system
		4	4-door with seat belt only
		5	5-door wagon
9	Check digit		Computed as error check
10	Year	D	1983
		E	1984
		F	1985
		G	1986
		H	1987
		J	1988
		K	1989
		L	1990
		M	1991
		N	1992
		P	1993
		R	1994
		S	1995
		T	1996
		V	1997
		W	1998
		X	1999
11	Factory	0	Sweden (Kalmar)	Sweden (Kalmar)
		1	Sweden (Torslanda)	Sweden (Torslanda)
		2	Belgium	Belgium
		3	Canada	Canada
		4	Thailand	Thailand
		5	Malaysia	Malaysia
		6	Indonesia, Australia
		7	Sweden (Uddevalla)	Indonesia
		A	Sweden (Uddevalla)	Sweden (Uddevalla)
		D	Italy
12-17	Chassis number		Unique 6-digit chassis number

Example:

YV1JS8315S3210849

Volvo 940 4-door with SRS

B230FD engine

4-door

With EGR emission control

1995

Made in Canada

Chassis number 210848

Product Plate Number Coding.

The Product Plate is located on the passenger's side of the front radiator cross brace and has the following additional information in the five lines on the right of the label

Line	Digit	Description	Code	Definition
2	2	Transmission	2	M46 (4 speed+o/d)
			3	M47 (5sp)
			5	ZF22
			6	AW 70L/71L/72L with lockup
			7	AW 70/71/72 without lockup
3	Last	Steering Rack	2	Cam Gear
			3	SZF
4	First	Brakes	2	Girling front, ATE rear
			3	DBA/Bendix front, ATE rear
5	All	Paint Code		http://www.vlvworld.com/

Service Label Number Coding.

The Service Label is located on the driver's door

Line	Description	Code	Definition
5	Fuel pump type	2	Pierburg
		3	Bosch
		4	AC-Delco
		5	Sofabex
7	Clutch Type	2	Fichtel/Sachs
		3	Verto/Volvo
8	Alternator	1	Bosch
9	Steering Gear	#	1= Koyo; 2=Cam Gear
		#	3=SZF; 4=TRW

Other Identification Locations.

Other identification labels are located as follows:

B230 and 234 series have labels on the timing cover and stamps in the left block below the head.
B280F have stamps on the block, either between cylinder banks toward the rear (early) or on the right front between inlet manifold and water pump.
B6304F have labels on the timing cover and stamps in the left block.

Transmission: Metal plates affixed to the left-hand side of the transmission, just above the pan

Rear Axles: Labels on the left side of the axle housing, as follows:

1030: Standard rear axle
1031: Heavy-duty version of standard solid axle with limited slip mechanism
1041: Heavy duty solid axle with automatic locking mechanism
1035: Multi-link rear axle
1045: Multi-link rear axle, with automatic differential lock

Transmission Model Information. See this list for automatic transmissions used in recent Volvo RWD cars:

FOR REFERENCE ONLY - USE TAG NUMBERS FOR POSITIVE ID