2000 Nissan Civilian Touring 9-Pass Camper 4.2L Diesel, Dually, Auto · 79,003 mi

A Japanese import you can buy now — this 2000 Nissan Civilian Touring 9-Pass Camper 4.2L Diesel, Dually, Auto (Silver Metalic). It is fitted with an automatic transmission. You will find BVW41 on the chassis plate.

Key figures

• Year: 2000
• Make: Nissan
• Model: Civilian Touring 9-Pass Camper 4.2L Diesel, Dually, Auto
• Chassis code: BVW4
• Transmission: Automatic
• Odometer: 79,003
• Engine: TD42 4.2L Diesel
• Colour: Silver Metalic
• Chassis number: BVW41
• Body type: Camper
• Stock reference: BUC01238

Know the W41 Civilian

The Civilian is Nissan's small bus — a body-on-frame, forward-control vehicle built for shuttle and community transport work, and the W41 is the generation launched in 1999. Japanese-market examples are overwhelmingly diesel, with the 4.2-litre TD42 in the larger versions, and dual rear wheels. It is the base that most Japanese camper conversions of this size are built on.

Odometer at 79,003 miles, approximately 127,100 km. Japanese domestic-market cars are read in kilometres, so that is the number this one spent its life displaying.

In use

Japanese camper conversions are generally built by specialist coachbuilders on a commercial chassis supplied for the purpose, which means the running gear is mass-produced and well supported while the living accommodation behind the cab is effectively bespoke. No two are laid out quite the same way.

Above $20,000 a Japanese camper is being priced for the conversion rather than the chassis beneath it. The coachwork on these was built to order by specialists, so no two are identical and replacement is not a matter of ordering a part.

Paperwork and shipping

The 2000 build year puts it outside the 25-year window that restricts importing vehicles built to a foreign specification. You do not deal with the import paperwork; we do, and we organise delivery to your address. The figure is $38,995, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.