| Passenger vehicle |
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| Composition of the VIN |
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| 1 |
C |
3 |
E |
S |
M |
7 |
C |
8 |
T |
D |
123456 |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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| 1 = Country Code |
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| 1 |
= |
USA |
3 |
= |
Mexico |
| 2 |
= |
Canada |
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| 2 = Manufacturer |
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| B |
= |
Dodge |
C |
= |
Chrysler |
| P |
= |
Plymouth |
J |
= |
Jeep |
| D |
= |
Dodge |
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| 3 = Type of Vehicle |
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| 2 |
= |
Chassis (incomplete vehicle with side airbag) |
3 |
= |
Truck with side airbag |
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| 4 |
= |
Passenger Utility Vehicles without side airbags |
5 |
= |
Bus |
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| 6 |
= |
Chassis (incomplete vehicle without side airbag) |
7 |
= |
Lorry |
| 8 |
= |
Passenger Utility Vehicles with side airbags |
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| 4 = Passenger protection system |
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| A |
= |
Driver’s Airbag/Passive Restraint System |
B |
= |
Safety Belts |
| C |
= |
3-Point Safety Belts |
E |
= |
Driver and Front Passengers’ Airbags |
| F |
= |
Manual safety belts (Mexico) |
H |
= |
Driver and Front Passengers’ Airbags |
| X |
= |
Driver’s airbag |
Y |
= |
Driver’s Airbag/Passive Restraint System |
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|
| 5 = Model |
|
| Dodge |
| A |
= |
Spirit |
D |
= |
Intrepid |
| R |
= |
Viper |
S |
= |
Neon |
| J |
= |
Stratos |
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| Plymouth |
| A |
= |
Acclaim |
S |
= |
Neon |
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| Chrysler |
| A |
= |
Saratoga GS Turbo II |
D |
= |
New Yorker, from MY 1995 |
| E |
= |
Vision from MY 1997 |
E |
= |
300 M, from MY 1999 |
| G |
= |
GS Turbo II |
H |
= |
Voyager FWD from MY 1992 |
| H |
= |
Ram Van FWD from MY 1993 |
J |
= |
Le Baron until MY 1991 |
| J |
= |
Stratus, from MY 1995 |
L |
= |
Stratus Convertible |
| M |
= |
Stratus |
R |
= |
Viper RT/10 |
| S |
= |
ES from MY 1989 |
S |
= |
Neon from MY 1995 |
| U |
= |
Le Baron from MY 1992 |
W |
= |
Daytona |
| X |
= |
GTS |
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| Eagle |
| D |
= |
Vision Esi, Tsi |
E |
= |
PT Cruiser LHD |
| Z |
= |
PT Cruiser RHD |
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| 6 = Gears/Fittings |
|
| A |
= |
3 speed automatic |
B |
= |
4 speed automatic |
| C |
= |
6-speed manual transmission |
M |
= |
5-speed manual transmission, with wide ratio |
| N |
= |
5-speed manual transmission, with close ratio |
1 |
= |
Economy |
| 2 |
= |
Low |
3 |
= |
Medium |
| 4 |
= |
High |
5 |
= |
Premium |
| 6 |
= |
Sport |
7 |
= |
Image |
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| 7 = Body type |
|
| 1 |
= |
Coupé 2-door |
1 |
= |
Estate, short wheelbase |
| 1 |
= |
Lorries (Ram Van) |
4 |
= |
Estate, extended wheelbase |
| 4 |
= |
2-door, hatchback |
5 |
= |
Estate, short wheelbase |
| 5 |
= |
Convertible 2-door |
6 |
= |
Saloon 4-door |
| 7 |
= |
4-door, hatchback |
8 |
= |
4-door, hatchback |
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8 |
= |
PT Cruiser |
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| 8 = Engine |
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| A |
= |
2,2 litre Turbo LLK |
C |
= |
2.0 litre 4-cylinder |
| E |
= |
8,0 litre V10 (Viper) 2,2 litre Turbo |
F |
= |
3.5 litre V6 |
| H |
= |
2,5 litre V6 |
J |
= |
2,5 litre Turbo |
| K |
= |
2.5 litre 4-cylinder |
M |
= |
2.5 litre Turbo Diesel |
| N |
= |
2.0 litre 4-cylinder |
P |
= |
2.5 litre 4-cylinder |
| R |
= |
3.3 litre V6 |
T |
= |
3.3 litre V6 |
| U |
= |
3.3 litre V6 |
W |
= |
2.5 litre 4-cylinder |
| X |
= |
2.4 litre 4-cylinder 16V |
Y |
= |
2,0 litre 4-cylinder 16V |
| 2 |
= |
2.5 litre Turbo |
3 |
= |
3.0 litre V6 |
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|
| 9 = Check digit |
|
| (1 – 9; X stands for 10) |
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| 10 = Model Year |
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| H |
= |
1987 |
V |
= |
1997 |
7 |
= |
2007 |
| J |
= |
1988 |
W |
= |
1998 |
8 |
= |
2008 |
| K |
= |
1989 |
X |
= |
1999 |
9 |
= |
2009 |
| L |
= |
1990 |
Y |
= |
2000 |
A |
= |
2010 |
| M |
= |
1991 |
1 |
= |
2001 |
B |
= |
2011 |
| N |
= |
1992 |
2 |
= |
2002 |
C |
= |
2012 |
| P |
= |
1993 |
3 |
= |
2003 |
D |
= |
2013 |
| R |
= |
1994 |
4 |
= |
2004 |
E |
= |
2014 |
| S |
= |
1995 |
5 |
= |
2005 |
F |
= |
2015 |
| T |
= |
1996 |
6 |
= |
2006 |
G |
= |
2016 |
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| 11 = Assembly Plant |
|
| See list under All Terrain Vehicles |
|
| 12 = Serial Number |
