VIN CODE BREAKDOWN
POSITION INTERPRETATION CODE = DESCRIPTION
1 Country of Origin 2 = Built in Canada by Chrysler Canada Ltd.
2 Make B = Dodge
C = Chrysler
3 Vehicle Type 3 = Passenger Car
4 Passenger Safety H = Restraint System - Active Driver and Passenger Air Bags
5 Car Line C = Chrysler, LHS
D = Chrysler, Concorde
E = Chrysler, 300M
F = Chrysler Intrepid R/T (Canada)
H = Chrysler, Intrepid (Canada & Mexico)
D = Dodge, Intrepid (U. S. A.)
F = Dodge, Intrepid R/T (U. S. A. & Mexico
6 Series 3 = Medium
4 = High Line
5 = Premium
6 = Sport
X = Special
7 Body Style 6 = 4 Door Sedan
8 Engine G = 3.5L V6 Cyl 24 Valve Gasoline SOHC
J = 3.2L V6 Cyl 24 Valve Gasoline SOHC
R = 2.7L V6 Cyl 24 Valve Gasoline DOHC
U = 2.7L V6 Cyl 24 Valve Gasoline DOHC
V = 2.7L V6 Cyl 24 Valve Gasoline DOHC
9 Check Digit 0 through 9 or X
10 Model Year Y = 2000
11 Assembly Plant H = Bramelea Assembly
12 through 17 Sequence Number Six digit number assigned by assembly plant
VIN CHECK DIGIT
DESCRIPTION
To protect the consumer from theft and possible
fraud the manufacturer is required to include a
Check Digit at the ninth position of the Vehicle Iden-
tification Number. The check digit is used by the
manufacturer and government agencies to verify the
authenticity of the vehicle and official documenta-
tion. The formula to use the check digit is not
released to the general public.
BODY CODE PLATE
LOCATION AND DECODING
DESCRIPTION
The Body Code Plate (Fig. 3) is located in the
engine compartment on the battery tray front side
(Fig. 4). There are seven lines of information on the
body code plate. Lines 4, 5, 6, and 7 are not used to
define service information. Information reads from
left to right, starting with line 3 in the center of the
plate to line 1 at the bottom of the plate.
2 INTRODUCTION LH
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (Continued)
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