JeepFactsIndependent field archive

1987–present · partial research

Wrangler

Wrangler replaced the CJ name while preserving the removable-door, open-top formula through four distinct chassis-code eras.

A gray Jeep Wrangler JK Unlimited four-door
Photo: HJUdall, via Wikimedia Commons
Scope

US model-year spine; non-US variants require explicit labels

Coverage

partial as of 19 July 2026

Chassis and generation ledger

The researched eras

  1. 01

    YJ

    The square-headlight Wrangler.

    1987–1995
  2. 02

    TJ →

    Round headlights returned; coil springs transformed the chassis.

    1997–2006
  3. 03

    JK →

    The factory four-door Unlimited made Wrangler mainstream.

    2007–2018
  4. 04

    JL / JOL

    Modernized, electrified, and still designed to open up.

    2018–present

Follow the evidence

Civilian lineageFrom Universal Jeep to Scramblerprovisional evidence YJ · TJ · JK · JLWrangler's four chassis-code erasprovisional evidence Powertrain genealogyThe engines tell their own ownership historyprovisional evidence Easter Jeep SafariConcepts built for the trail, not the turntableprovisional evidence Off-road cultureTrails, trophies, and hard milesprovisional evidence