Body Code Plate

Fig.4 Body Code:

LOCATION AND DECODING
A metal body code plate is attached to the floor pan under the passenger seat. Remove the passenger seat, door sill scuff plate and pull back the carpet to access the body code plate. There are seven lines of information on the body code plate. Lines 5, 6, and 7 are not used to define service information. Information reads from left to right, starting with line 4 in the center of the plate to line 1 at the bottom of the plate.

The last code imprinted on a vehicle code plate will be followed by the imprinted word END. When two vehicle code plates are required, the last available spaces on the first plate will be imprinted with the letters CTD (for continued).

When a second vehicle code plate is necessary, the first four spaces on each row will not be used because of the plate overlap.

BODY CODE PLATE-LINE 4

DIGITS 1 THROUGH 12
Vehicle Order Number

DIGITS 13, 14, AND 15
Open Space

DIGITS 16, 17, AND 18
Car Line Shell
- AN1 = Dakota 4 X 2
- AN5 = Dakota 4 X 4

DIGIT 19
Price Class
- L = Dakota (All)

DIGITS 20 AND 21
Body Type
- 31 = Dakota Club Cab (130.9 in. Wheel Base)
- 61 = Dakota (111.9 in. Wheel Base)
- 62 = Dakota (123.9 in. Wheel Base)

BODY CODE PLATE-LINE 3

DIGITS 1,2, AND 3
- Paint Procedure

DIGIT 4
Open Space

DIGITS 5 THROUGH 8
Primary Paint

DIGIT 9
Open Space

DIGITS 10 THROUGH 13
Secondary Paint

DIGIT 14
Open Space

DIGITS 15 THROUGH 18
Interior Trim Code

DIGIT 19
Open Space

DIGITS 20, 21, AND 22
Engine Code
- EPE = 2.5 L 4 cyl. MPI Gasoline
- EHC = 3.9 L 6 cyl. MPI Gasoline
- EVA = 4.7 L 8 cyl. MPI Gasoline
- ELF = 5.2 L 8 cyl. MPI Gasoline
- ELM = 5.9 L 8 cyl. MPI Gasoline


BODY CODE PLATE-LINE 2
DIGITS 1, 2, AND 3
Transmission Codes
- DDK = 5-Speed Manual (NVG 1500)
- DDQ = 5-Speed Manual (AX1S)
- DDC = 5-Speed Manual (NVG 3500)
- DGK = 4-Speed Automatic (42RE)
- DGW = 4-Speed Automatic (44RE)
- DGT = 4-Speed Automatic (46RE)

DIGIT 4
Open Space

DIGIT 5
Market Code
- B = International
- C = Canada
- M = Mexico
- U = United States

DIGIT 6
Open Space

DIGITS 7 THROUGH 23
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
(Refer to VEHICLE DATA/VEHICLE INFORMATION/VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER - DESCRIPTION)

BODY CODE PLATE-LINE 1
DIGITS 1 THROUGH 6 Body-in-white assembly sequence.

DIGITS 7 THROUGH 9
Open Space

DIGITS 10 THROUGH 12 Cargo box code
- XBS = Sweptline

DIGITS 13 THROUGH 16
Open Space