Jeep slowly nuking comanche vin build sheets online

[Salvagedcircuit]

comanche-vt-1J7FJ36L3KL461900.pdfHi Guys,
Jeep has a very simple online vin search tool online here:
https://fcacommunity.force.com/RAM/s/equipment-listing

I realize that force.com is not jeep.com, but when a vin number is input, it directs you right to:

https://www.jeep.com/webselfservice/BuildSheetServlet?vin=#################

This directly pulls from the amc/chrysler/jeep/fca archives. As of late, I have noticed that the buildsheets that I have saved a few months ago have vanished from their database.
Here's an an example:
I was interested in a 1991 blue commanche longbed in virginia. The seller provided the vin, 1J7FJ36LXLL124142. The Seller wanted $8900, but the underbody rust looked bad and some of the repairs did not look great either.

I was able to download the official jeep buildsheet (attached) but if you put that same vin number into the buildsheet generator, it no longer generates. It errors with "Unable to fetch required information. Please contact System Administrator"

 

Same thing happened to a white comanche 1989 longbed.
vin#: 1J7FJ36L3KL461900
https://www.jeep.com/webselfservice/BuildSheetServlet?vin=1J7FJ36L3KL461900
generates the same error. I have attached the build sheet to this post as well.

It seems strange why jeep would be removing vin numbers from their database.

 

Otherwise, the buildsheet generator still works. Here's a jeep grand cherokee from gsa auctions:
https://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/aucalsrh/?sl=5XQSCI22912001
vin# provided: 1C4RJFDJ1CC117888
when input into the above link it generates:
https://www.jeep.com/webselfservice/BuildSheetServlet?vin=1C4RJFDJ1CC117888

Giving you guys a heads up so you can download an official buildsheet before they disappear and you have to manually contact jeep archives and wait weeks for an official response.

 

2022 edit: it seems like the buildsheets for 1J7FJ36LXLL124142 & 1J7FJ36L3KL461900 are back up online now. Strange. Crisis averted?

 

Jeep-MJ-Blue-Specsheet.pdf comanche-vt-1J7FJ36L3KL461900.pdf

[eaglescout526]

Uhhh we have insiders that get us VIN build sheets, dates, body codes and theirs selling dealer rather quick. 

[Pete M]

there's contact info out there for the Jeep archives!?!?

[Salvagedcircuit]

I learned about the jeep vin build sheets from jeepforum

https://www.jeepforum.com/threads/vin-decoder-free.4381177/

and even though it is intended for 1998+ vehicles, several Comanche buildsheets showed up in my searches.

I can't say 100% if they are legitimate, but they are indeed hosted directly from jeep.com, so I don't see why they would be fake.

 

@eaglescout526 Thanks for the information! I have been using this vin code tool for the past 6+months to help me in my search for a comanche in decent shape for a reasonable price. It has helped me out a lot because it's immediate. Sometimes sellers are not willing to post engine bay photos and there's really no other way to know if a comanche has power steering or if it was a Pioneer, Eliminator or an xls, especially if it's been repainted. Still on the lookout -_-.