Jeep workshop manuals

About Jeep

The military jeep went into production in 1941, and Willys-Overland launched the first civilian CJ models in Toledo, Ohio, in 1945. Jeep later passed to American Motors, and Chrysler bought it in 1987.

Find your generation code

Jeep owners and parts suppliers use these internal codes for each generation:

• Cherokee XJ, 1984–2001 in the US.
• Grand Cherokee ZJ from 1993, WJ unveiled in 1998 and built to 2004, and WK for 2005–2010.
• Wrangler YJ, 1986–1995; TJ from the 1997 model year; and JK from 2007.

Same car, different badge

• Liberty (second generation) is built alongside its close variant, the Dodge Nitro.
• Compass and Patriot are most similar to the Dodge Caliber.

Sources: Wikipedia — Jeep, Jeep Cherokee (XJ), Jeep Grand Cherokee (ZJ, WJ, WK), Jeep Wrangler (YJ, TJ, JK), Dodge Nitro, Dodge Caliber.