1974 – 13 Digit V.I.N. Code breakdown


Digit 1 Digit 2 Digits 3-4 Digit 5 Digit 6 Digit 7 Digits 8-13
Car
Line
Price
Class
Body
Type
Engine Model
Year
Assembly
Plant
Sequence
No.

First Digit = Car Line

  • B = Plymouth Barracuda (“E” Body)
  • C = Chrysler All (“C” body)
  • D = Dodge Polara, Monaco (“C” body)
  • J = Dodge Challenger (“E” Body)
  • L = Dodge Dart, Dart Sport (“A” Body)
  • P = Plymouth Fury (“C” body)
  • R = Plymouth Satellite, Sebring (“B” body)
  • V = Plymouth Valiant, Duster, Scamp (“A” body)
  • W = Dodge Charger, Coronet (“B” body)
  • Y = Imperial LeBaron (“C” body)

Second Digit = Price Class

  • L = Low
  • M = Medium
  • H = High
  • P = Premium
  • S = Special
  • K = Police
  • T = Taxi
  • G = Dodge Taxi

Third & Fourth Digit = Body Style

  • 21 = 2 door coupe
  • 23 = 2 door hardtop
  • 29 = 2 door sports hardtop
  • 41 = 4 door sedan
  • 43 = 4 door hardtop
  • 45 = 6 passenger station wagon
  • 46 = 9 passenger station wagon

Fifth Digit = Engine

  • 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
  • K = 360 1-2BBL 8 Cylinder “LA” engine
  • L = 360 1-4BBL 8 Cylinder “LA” engine (High Performance)
  • M = 400 1-2BBL 8 Cylinder “B” engine
  • P = 400 1-4BBL 8 Cylinder “B” engine (High Performance)
  • T = 440 1-4BBL 8 Cylinder “RB” engine
  • U = 440 1-4BBL 8 Cylinder “RB” engine (High Performance)
  • Z = Special Order 8 Cylinder engine

Sixth Digit = Model Year

  • 4 = 1974

Seventh Digit = Assembly Plant

  • A = Lynch Road, Michigan
  • B = Hamtramck, Michigan
  • C = Jefferson, Michigan
  • D = Belvedere, Illinois
  • F = Newark, Delaware
  • G = St. Louis, Missouri
  • R = Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Last six digits are the sequence number

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