1965 – 10 Digit V.I.N. Code breakdown


Digit 1 Digit 2 Digit 3 Digit 4 Digits 5-10
Car Line Model Model Year Assembly Plant Sequence No.

First Digit = Car Line

  • 1 = Plymouth Valiant/Barracuda Slant-6
  • 2 = Dodge Dart Slant-6
  • 3 = Plymouth Belvedere Slant-6
  • 4 = Dodge Coronet Slant-6
  • C = Chrysler V8
  • D = Dodge Polara, 880, Monaco V-8
  • L = Dodge Dart V8
  • R = Plymouth Belvedere V8
  • V = Plymouth Valiant/Barracuda
  • W = Dodge Coronet V8
  • Y = Imperial V8

Second Digit = Model

  • 1 = Valiant 100, Belvedere I, Fury I, Dart 170, Coronet Deluxe, Polara, Custom 880, Newport.
  • 2 = Fury II, Coronet, 300, Crown.
  • 3 = Valiant 200, Belvedere II, Fury III, Dart 270, Coronet 440, Custom 880, New Yorker, LeBaron.
  • 4 = Signet, Satellite, Sport Fury, Dart GT, Coronet 500, Monaco, 300L.
  • 5 = Valiant 100 Wagon, Belvedere Wagon, Fury I Wagon, Dart 170 Wagon, Coronet Deluxe Wagon, Polara Wagon, Newport Town & Country.
  • 6 = Belvedere Wagon, Fury II Wagon.
  • 7 = Valiant 200 Wagon, Belvedere II Wagon, Fury III Wagon, Dart 270 Wagon, Coronet 440 Wagon, Custom 880 Wagon, New Yorker Town & Country.
  • 8 = Taxi, Barracuda.
  • 9 = Police.
  • 0 = Belvedere Superstock, Coronet Superstock.

Third Digit = Model Year

  • 5 = 1965

Fourth Digit = Assembly Plant

  • 1 = Lynch Road, MI
  • 2 = Hamtramck, MI
  • 3 = Jefferson, MI
  • 4 = Belvedere, MI
  • 5 = Los Angeles, CA
  • 6 = Newark, DE
  • 7 = Saint Louis, MO
  • 9 = Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Last six digits are the sequence number

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