The Wrangler JK is done. A white Rubicon Recon Unlimited Jeep Wrangler JK rolled off the Toledo, Ohio production line yesterday was the last to be built, according to The Blade.
The white Rubicon was Wrangler JK number 2,165,678 in a 12-year, record-breaking production run that began in 2006 with the 2007 Jeep Wrangler model year.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’s (FCA) Toledo Assembly Complex builds the new-generation Jeep Wrangler JL in another part of the same location. The line that shut down yesterday will be rebuilt to initiate production of the long-awaited 2019 Jeep pickup truck. The production line conversion starts immediately to begin building the trucks later this year.
The last Wrangler JKs and the first Wrangler JLs are both still available on dealer lots as 2018 model year 4x4s. So you can still buy JKs, but you can’t special order a custom Wrangler JK from the factory.
Note: The quickest way to tell the difference between the generations is to look at the front turn signal lights — the new Wrangler JL’s horizontal headlights are on the front wheel fenders. Also, if you get closer, all 2018 Wrangler JK models have “WranglerJK” printed on the sides, just ahead of the front doors.
