The perennial XE-LE-SE for '96 Pathfinder

[IdahoFalls]

There are numerous threads on this forum regarding how to tell which model you have.  I've read most of them and am STILL CONFUSED!  You'd think it would be pretty simple, right?  Wrong!  OK, I've run the VIN through several VIN decoders--no luck.  I've studied the door panels--no luck.  There are no external badges.  It has chrome wheels, a top rack and is a manual tranny w/4WD.  Guessing it's either an XE or an SE so now it's YOUR TURN!

THANK YOU for chewing on the same old topic yet once again!

John Parsons, Idaho Falls.

Edited July 13, 2025 by IdahoFalls
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[adamzan]

Unbadged is generally an XE on the R50, only SE and LE had a badge. This was told to me way back in the day from a dealer service manager, like 20 years ago lol.

[IdahoFalls]

WOW, Thanks, Adamzan!  That's the EZPZ-iest way to tell I've yet heard and makes perfect sense.  That's very COOL and, from this day forward I am claiming I have an XE.  THANK YOU SO MUCH!

 

Edited July 13, 2025 by IdahoFalls
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[adamzan]

NP, there were some other editions like Chilkoot and Klondike in Canada, not sure if the US had an equivalent one but they were just XE with some extra stuff and decals down the side.