VIN Decoded(vehicle identificationn number) 1970 Plymouth

This page will help you to learn how to decode the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) of Mopars.

First of all lets go over the places that you might find the VIN.

The VIN Tag is located on the dash, drivers side (viewable through the windshield.) A vin tag looks like this:

1969 and Up fender tag - which is located on the drivers side fender under the hood. The vin is located on the bottom line the last 3 groups. See picture below:

On the buildsheet towards the top.

Partial VIN on the radiator support.

Okay, now that we know how to find the VIN lets get to decoding.

First we will take an overview of the VIN and then we will seperate off into years so we can get a more in depth decoding.

Digits	Description	Example
1st	Car Line	B
2nd	Price Class	S
3rd and 4th	Body Type	23
5th	Engine	N
6th	Model Year	0
7th	Production Plant	B
8th - 13th ( 6 Digits Long )	Sequencial Number	100001

Now choose a year to learn how to decode the VIN for that year:

1970 1971

The decoding information is not yet available for 1966.

The decoding information is not yet available for 1967

The decoding information is not yet available for 1968

The decoding information is not yet available for 1969

1970 Mopar VIN Decoding

First Digit: Car Line

Code:	Description:
B	Plymouth Barracuda
C	Chrysler Newport - 300 - New Yorker
D	Dodge Polara - Monaco
J	Dodge Challenger
L	Dodge Dart
P	Plymouth Fury
R	Plymouth Belvedere / Satelite
V	Plymouth Valiant
W	Dodge Coronet
X	Dodge Charger
Y	Imperial Crown - LeBaron

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Second Digit: Price Class

Code:	Description:
E	Economy
H	High
K	Police
L	Low
M	Medium
N	New York Taxi
P	Premium
S	Special
T	Taxi

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Third & Fourth Digits: Body Type

Code:	Description:
21	2 Door Sedan - Coupe
23	2 Door Hardtop
27	Convertible
29	2 Door Sports Hardtop
41	4 Door Sedan
43	4 Door Hardtop
45	6 Passenger Wagon
46	9 Passenger Wagon

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Fifth Digit: Engine

Code:	Description:	Group:
B	198 1 - 1 Barrel (6 Cylinder)	G
C	225 1 - 1 Barrel (6 Cylinder)	RG
E	Special Order (6 Cylinder)
G	318 1 - 2 Barrel (8 Cylinder)	LA
H	340 1 - 4 Barrel (8 Cylinder)	LA
J	340 3 - 2 Barrel (8 Cylinder)	LA
K	360 1 - 2 Barrel (8 Cylinder)	LA
L	383 1 - 2 Barrel (8 Cylinder)	B
N	383 1 - 4 Barrel (8 Cylinder)	B
R	426 HEMI 3 - 2 Barrel (8 Cylinder)	RB
T	440 1 - 4 Barrel (8 Cylinder)	RB
U	440 1 - 4 Barrel (8 Cylinder)	RB
V	440 3 - 2 Barrel (8 Cylinder)	RB
Z	Special Order (8 Cylinder)

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Sixth Digit - Model Year

Code:	Description:
0	1970

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Seventh Digit - Production Plant

Code:	Description:
A	Lynch Road, MI, USA
B	Hamtramck, MI, USA
C	Jefferson, MI, USA
D	Belvedere, IL, USA
E	Los Angles, CA, USA
F	Newark, DE, USA
G	St. Louis, MO, USA
H	New Stanton, PA, USA
R	Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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Last Six Digit - Sequence Number

Last six digits represent the sequence number.