1976 – 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

  • C = Chrysler
  • D = Dodge Monaco
  • L = Dodge Dart
  • N = Dodge Aspen
  • P = Plymouth Gran Fury
  • R = Plymouth Fury
  • S = Chrysler Cordoba
  • V = Plymouth Valiant
  • W = Dodge Coronet / Dodge Charger
  • X = Dodge Charger SE

Second Digit = Price Class

  • L = Low
  • M = Medium
  • H = High
  • P = Premium
  • S = Special
  • K = Police

Third & Fourth Digit = Body Style

  • 22 = 2 Door special coupe
  • 23 = 2 Door hardtop
  • 29 = 2 Door special coupe
  • 41 = 4 Door sedan
  • 43 = 4 Door hardtop
  • 45 = 2 Seat wagon
  • 46 = 3 Seat wagon

Fifth Digit = Engine

  • C = 225 1 – 1BBL 6 cylinder “RG” engine
  • E = Special order 6 cylinder
  • G = 318 1 – 2BBL 8 cylinder “LA” engine
  • J = 360 1 – 4BBL 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
  • N = 400 1 – 4BBL 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

Sixth Digit = Model Year

  • 6 = 1976

Seventh Digit = Assembly Plant

  • A = Lynch Road, MI
  • B = Hamtramck, MI
  • C = Jefferson, MI
  • D = Belvedere, IL
  • F = Newark, DE
  • G = St. Louis, MO
  • R = Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Last six digits are the sequence number

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