How to read the vehicle identification number VIN on your Ram truck

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1994-2002 Dodge Ram VIN Decoding

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Digit

Field Name

Value Designation 1 2 US Canada Mexico United States Diamond Star Motors Japan (shouldn't see this one) Dodge Jeep Multipurpose passenger Bus Incomplete Truck 3,001 - 4,000 lbs 4,001 - 5,000 lbs 5,001 - 6,000 lbs 6,001 - 7,000 lbs 7,001 - 8,000 lbs 8,001 -9,000 lbs 9,001 - 10,000 lbs 10,001 - 14,000 lbs Bus/Incomplete Vehicle with Hydraulic Brakes Ram - Wagon/Van Ram Cab Chassis/Ram Pickup 4x2 Ram Cab Chassis/Ram Pickup 4x4 Dakota/Sport 4x4 Dakota/Sport 4x2 Durango 4x2 Durango 4x4

1st

Country of origin

3 4 J

2nd

Make

B J 4

3rd

Vehicle Type

5 6 7 E F G

4th

Gross Vehicle Weight

H J K L M W B C F

5th

Vehicle Line

G L R S

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How to read the vehicle identification number VIN on your Ram truck

1 2 6th Series 3 6 1 2 1 2 7th Body Style 3 4 5 6 5 C G 8th Engine 19941997 T W X Y Z 3 5 6 7 D 8th Engine 1998+ R P W X Y Z 9th Check Digit * R S T V

Ram 1500 Ram 2500 Ram 3500 Ram Misc Dakota Base Dakota Sport/SLT Van Club Cab 2 door 1994-1997 CC 2 Door 1998-2002 Quad Cab 4 door Extended - wagon/van Wagon Conventional Cab / Cab Chassis 5.9L 8cyl MPI-HDC 5.9L 6cyl Diesel 2.5L 4cyl 5.2L 8cyl CNG 8.0L 10cyl 3.9L 6cyl MPI 5.2L 8cyl MPI 5.9L 8cyl MPI-LDC 3.0 Liter V6 MPI 5.9 Liter V8 MPI (HD) 5.9 Liter I6 24 Valve Diesel 5.9 Liter I6 24 Valve HO Diesel (2001) 5.9 Liter I6 Diesel 2.5 Liter I4 MPI 3.3 Liter V6 MPI 8.0 Liter V10 MPI 3.9 Liter V6 MPI 5.2 Liter V8 MPI 5.9 Liter V8 MPI (LD) value may be 0 through 9 or X as calculated below this table 1994 1995 1996 1997

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How to read the vehicle identification number VIN on your Ram truck

W 10th Model Year X Y 1 2 etc A A F G Assembly 11th Plant J K M S 1217 Serial Number

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 ------2010 Auburn Hills Newark Saltillo St. Louis North Pillette Lago Alberto Assembly Dodge City (Warren Plant) 6 unique digits - These digits can not be decoded to obtain options installed on the truck. Any Dodge dealer can enter the VIN into the DC computer system and print a build sheet, which lists all of the options installed on a vehicle.

Position 9 is from a Check Digit calculation: The United States of America and Canada require that the 9th position of the Vehicle Identification Number is to be used as a check digit to provide a means for verifying the accuracy of the VIN transcription. It is calculated by using the other 16 characters of the VIN to generate a single digit number. 1. A numerical value is assigned to letters in the VIN. I, O and Q are not allowed so their positions are skipped. A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4, E=5, F=6, G=7, H=8, J=1, K=2, L=3, M=4, N=5, P=7, R=9, S=2, T=3, U=4, V=5, W=6, X=7, Y=8, Z=9 2. A weight factor is assigned to all positions of the VIN, except of course to the 9th position (the check digit itself), as follows: 1=8, 2=7, 3=6, 4=5, 5=4, 6=3, 7=2, 8=10, 10=9, 11=8, 12=7, 13=6, 14=5, 15=4, 16=3, 17=2 3. The numerical values of the letters in the VIN are multiplied by their assigned weight factor. 4. The resulting products from step 3 are added up. 5. The sum of the products is divided by 11. The numerical remainder (0 through 9) is the check digit. If the remainder is 10, the check digit is the letter X. So the 9th position of the VIN will be a number 0-9 or the letter X. Other Dodge VIN information 1961 - 1971 Dodge Truck info: http://www.sweptline.com/hist/vininfo.html 1981- 1993 Dodge Truck info: VIN_decode-pre94.htm 1966-1974 Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, and Imperial cars - VIN decode on the Mopar Stuff page TOP HOME

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