1998 CADILLAC

All Cadillac models offered the year previous were carried over to 1998.
The all-new 1998 Seville, not available until December 1997, was designed to lead Cadillac into the �global� market, with exports to 40 countries
Both left-hand and right-hand drive versions were built at Cadillac's Detroit Hamtramck assembly facility.
StabiliTrak was now offered on all front-drive Cadillacs.
The Catera joined the rest of the lineup in offering the Onstar communcations system as optional equipment

I D DATA

The 1998 Cadillac had a 17-symbol vehicle identification number (VIN) stamped on a metal tag attached to the upper left surface of the cowl visible through the windshield. The code was as follows:

POSITION

DIGIT

MEANING

1 or 4

manufacturing country (United States)

General Motors

Cadillac

4 & 5

car line series

V/R	Catera
E/L	Eldorado
E/T	Eldorado Touring
K/D	DeVille
K/E	d'Elegance
K/F	Concours
K/S	Seville (SLS)
K/Y	Seville (STS)

the body style:

1	two-door coupe
2	two-door
3	two-door convertible
4	two-door station wagon
5	four-door sedan
6	four-door
8	four-door station wagon

the restraint code

2	active (manual) belts w/dual frontal airbags
4	active (manual) belts w/dual frontal and side airbags

the engine

Y	LD8 4.6L V-8
9	L37 4.6L V-8
R	L81 3.0L V-6

check digit

model year

W = 1998

the assembly plant

12-17

the production sequence number

HISTORY

Cadillac's model year production totaled 162,715 compared with 159,820 the year previous (this figure does not include imported Cateras).

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