Nissan Caravan

• This guide covers the E24 (introduced September 1986) and the E25 (on sale 14 May 2001); Nissan labels them 1986–2001 and 2001–2012.
• Both were sold as commercial vans and passenger Coaches; the E24 Coach range ended with the June 1999 revision.
• Documented E24 Coach diesels are TD27 engines rated 85, 100 or 130 PS by variant, and 1999 vans use the QD32; the E25 diesel is a 3.0-litre ZD30 in three versions.
• Specifications depend on body, grade and date, so use the generation page that matches the car.
• US eligibility is judged on each car's own age, and EPA expects the original-design engine or a certified replacement.

• Van and wagon bodies, with commercial and passenger grades
• Two generations covered: E24 and E25
• Engines and grades differ by generation and date; see each generation page

Dates are Nissan's Japanese introduction and sale-start dates. Nissan's generation labels are not exact build ranges, and each generation page has its own tables.

Generation names are broad families. The factory chassis codes below identify the variants represented in JDMBUYSELL's current Nissan Caravan guide data.

E24 (1986–2001)

Chassis codes: VRGE24, CWGE24, and CQGE24

E25 (2001–2012)

Chassis codes: E25, CWGE25, VWE25, CSGE25, VRE25, and CQGE25

Confirm the complete code on the vehicle's frame or VIN plate; drivetrain, body, and market variants can use different prefixes within one generation family.

These guides describe Japanese-market Caravans from Nissan's own pages and dated Japanese catalogues. Export-market versions need their own evidence for engines, emissions systems and passenger classification and are not described here.

Engine options

Which Caravan generations does this guide cover?

The E24, introduced in Japan in September 1986, and the E25, on sale in Japan from 14 May 2001. Nissan's heritage index labels them 1986–2001 and 2001–2012; those are labels, not exact build dates.

What separates a Caravan van from a Coach?

Nissan sold commercial vans, passenger Coach grades and microbuses under the Caravan name. The E24 Coach range ended with the June 1999 revision; the E25 had ten-seat Coaches from 20 November 2001 and the eight-seat Silkroad from 20 May 2003.

Which engines do the two generations use?

The E24 documented here uses the VG30 V6, TD27 diesels and, in 1999 vans, KA20DE, KA24DE and QD32 engines. The E25 launched with KA20DE, KA24DE and ZD30DD, then added the ZD30DDTi in September 2002 and moved to QR petrol engines in August 2007.

Can I import a Caravan into the US or Canada?

The US safety exemption applies when a vehicle is 25 or more years old (49 CFR 591.5(i)), judged on each car's own age; the model year does not decide it. EPA separately expects the original-design engine or an EPA-certified replacement. Canada's older-vehicle exemption covers vehicles older than 15 years, using the manufacture month and year; Transport Canada treats buses and vehicles built in stages separately.