2: Assembly Plant Code 3: Body Serial Code 4: Engine Code 5: Consecutive Unit Number 6: Body Type Code |
8: Trim Code 9: Date Code 10: District - Special Equipment Code 11: Rear Axle Code 12: Transmission Code |
Year codes follow a decade-year format. For example 1973 would be D3. The letter representing the decade, C=60s, D=70s, E=80s, and so on. The 3 representing the year in that decade. Month and day codes are similiar, the day is the number, and the letter the month. 05A for example would be January 5th. If a car's model year extends into a second year, the second year month code will be used.
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Month January February March April May June July August September October November December |
1st Year Code A B C D E F G H J K L M |
2nd Year Code N P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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11 - Boston 13 - New York 15 - Newark 16 - Philadelphia 17 - Washington 21 - Atlanta 22 - Charlotte 24 - Jacksonville 25 - Richmond 28 - Louisville 32 - Cleveland 33 - Detroit 35 - Lansing 37 - Buffalo 38 - Pittsburgh |
41 - Chicago 42 - Fargo 43 - Milwaukee 44 - Twin City 46 - Indianapolis 47 - Cincinnati 51 - Denver 52 - Des Moines 53 - Kansas City 54 - Omaha 55 - St. Louis 56 - Davenport 61 - Dallas 62 - Houston |
63 - Memphis 64 - New Orleans 65 - Oklahoma City 71 - Los Angeles 72 - San Jose 73 - Salt Lake City 74 - Seattle 75 - Pheonix 81 - Ford of Canada 83 - Government 84 - Home Office Reserve 85 - American Red Cross 87 - Body Company 89 - Transporation Services 90-99 - Export |
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A - Atlanta B - Oakville-Canada E - Mahwah F - Dearborn G - Chicago H - Lorain |
J - Los Angeles K - Kansas City N - Norfolk P - Twin Cities R - San Jose S - Allen Park - Pilot |
T - Metuchen U - Louisville W - Wayne X - St. Thomas Y - Wixom Z - St. Louis |
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A - Black C - Dark Ivy Green Metallic F - Dark Aqua Metallic I - Medium Lime Metallic K - Yellow Metallic |
M - White Q - Medium Blue Metallic S - Medium Gold Metallic T - Red W - Yellow |
Y - Burnt Orange Metallic 3 - Vermilion Metallic 6 - Medium Blue Metallic 7 - Med. Pepermint Met. 8 - Light Blue 9 - Red or Grey Primer |