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Body Tag Decoding

Also known as fender tags, these codes can seem rather plentiful on some models. Hopefully the table below will help you decode your Mopar vehicle.
Select the first character of an option code from the list below...

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | J | L | M | N | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

How To Read the Fender Tag!
This is something that I didn't know when I started decoding, so I was looking at the options like "what the hell?". Anyways, here is a quick lesson on how to do it:

Say this is the example fender tag...:-)

Here are the codes...
R35 V9W Y05 EN1
G33 J54 M21 N41 N42 N85
V1W A01 A62 B51 C16 C55
FK5 N6K4 000 706 121149
E63 D32 JS23 N0B 410964

So... Always start with the bottom line, read left to right, then up! Strange, I know, but 'tis the way it works....

Line 1: E63 D32 JS23 N0B 410964

The first set is engine code (lookup). E63 means 383 cu in/4bbl/335 hp.
The second set is tranny code (lookup). D32 means 727 3spd auto.
The rest of the line is of course the VIN number (decode below) and should match up with what's said here.

Line 2: FK5 N6K4 000 706 121149

The first set is exterior body color (lookup in paint codes). FK5 is Dark Burnt Orange Irid (metallic).
The second set is interior trim/color. N6K4 is Burnt Orange inside.. ICK!!!
The third set, 000, is usually the upper door molding color (from what I can tell). Not really sure. Someone help me out here?
The fourth set, 706, is the birthdate of that year for the car. 706 is month 7, sixth day! 7/06/1970.
The last set, 121149, is the build number, or order number of the car. This helps line workers identify the car.

Line 3: V1W A01 A62 B51 C16 C55

The third line up starts listing options.
V1W happens to be White vinyl top. V1# is the code for vinyl top. The 3rd character denotes color (lookup in color list)
A01 is the lighting package.
A62 is Rallaye Insts.
You get the idea....

Line 4: G33 J54 M21 N41 N42 N85

More options to look-up on this line too!

Line 5: R35 V9W Y05 EN1

Again, more options to look-up.
Don't let the EN1 fool you. It means it's the end of the fender tag. It may also read EN2 (the 1 or 2 was the asy. line it went down) or END. If you have a heavily optioned car, it may say something else (the code escapes me though) to indicate that it was continued on another tag, usually right next to that one.

Mopar VIN Decoding

13 Character VIN
Example VIN -> JS23N0B410962

Char 1	Car Line	B - Plymouth Barracuda ("E" Body 70-74, "A" Body 67-69) C - Chrysler Newport, 300, New Yorker ("C" body) D - Dodge Polara, Monaco ("C" body) J - Dodge Challenger ("E" Body) L - Dodge Dart ("A" Body) P - Plymouth Fury ("C" body) R - Plymouth Belvedere, Satellite ("B" body) V - Plymouth Valiant, Duster ("A" body) W - Dodge Coronet ("B" body) X - Dodge Charger ("B" body) Y - Imperial Crown, LeBaron ("C" body)
Char 2	Price Class	E – Economy L – Low M – Medium H - High P - Premium H - High S - Special K - Police T - Taxi
Char 3-4	Body Type	21 - 2 door sedan or coupe 23 - 2 door hardtop 27 – Convertible 29 - 2 door sports hardtop 41 - 4 door sedan 43 - 4 door hardtop 45 - 6 passenger station wagon 46 - 9 passenger station wagon
Char 5	Engine	Please note that engine data may be inacurate as codes varied for different years... B - 198 1-1BBL 6 Cylinder "G" engine C - 225 1-1BBL 6 Cylinder "RG" engine E - Special Order 6 Cylinder engine G - 318 1-2BBL 8 Cylinder "LA" engine H - 340 1-4BBL 8 Cylinder "LA" engine (High Performance) J - 340 3-2BBL 8 Cylinder "LA" engine (High Performance) K - 360 1-2BBL 8 Cylinder "LA" engine L - 383 1-2BBL 8 Cylinder "B" engine N - 383 1-4BBL 8 Cylinder "B" engine (High Performance) R - 426 2-4BBL 8 Cylinder "RB" engine (Hemi) T - 440 1-4BBL 8 Cylinder "RB" engine U - 440 1-4BBL 8 Cylinder "RB" engine (High Performance) V - 440 3-2BBL 8 Cylinder "RB" engine (High Performance) Z - Special Order 8 Cylinder engine
Char 6	Model Year	7 - 1967 8 - 1968 9 - 1969 0 - 1970 1 - 1971 2 - 1972 3 - 1973 4 - 1974
Char 7	Assembly Plant	A – Lynch Road, Michigan B - Hamtramck, Michigan C – Jefferson, Michigan D – Belvedere, Illinois E – Los Angeles, California F – Newark, Delaware G – St. Louis, Missouri R – Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Char 8-13	Build Number	This is the sequential build number starting with 100001. 410962 means it was number 310962

The above example VIN would read out to be:
A 1970 Challenger R/T Hardtop with a 383cu in motor. Serial number 310962...