Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 3

2 INTRODUCTION
BODY CODE PLATE (Continued)
• BE6 = 1500 4 X 4
• BR2 = 2500 4 X 2
• BE2 = 2500 4 X 2
• BR7 = 2500 4 X 4
• BE7 = 2500 4 X 4
• BR3 = 3500 4 X 2
• BE3 = 3500 4 X 2
• BR8 = 3500 4 X 4
• BE8 = 3500 4 X 4
DIGIT 19
Price Class
• L = Ram Truck (All)
DIGITS 20 AND 21
Body Type
• 31 = Ram Truck Club Cab (138.7 in. Wheel Base)
• 32 = Ram Truck Club Cab (154.7 in. Wheel Base)
• 33 = Ram Truck Quad Cab (138.7 in. Wheel Base)
• 34 = Ram Truck Quad Cab (154.7 in. Wheel Base)
• 61 = Ram Truck (118.7 in. Wheel Base)
• 62 = Ram Truck (134.7 in. Wheel Base)
• 63 = Ram Truck Cab Chassis (138.7 in. Wheel
Base)
• 64 = Ram Truck Cab Chassis (162.7 in. Wheel
Base)
BODY CODE PLATE—LINE 3
DIGITS 1,2, AND 3
Paint Procedure
• APA = Monotone
• AP9 = Special
• APB = Two-tone (Waterfall)
• APC = Two-tone (Centerband)
• APD = Two-tone (Lower break)
DIGIT 4
Open Space
DIGITS 5 THROUGH 8
Primary Paint
Refer to Group 23, Body for color codes.
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
• EHC = 3.9 L 6 cyl. MPI Gasoline
• ELF = 5.2 L 8 cyl. MPI Gasoline
• ELN = 5.2 L 8 cyl. (CNG)
• EML = 5.9 L 8 cyl. MPI Gasoline
• EMM = 5.9 L 8 cyl. MPI Gasoline (Heavy Duty)
• ETC = 5.9 L 6 cyl. Turbo Diesel
• EWA = 8.0 L 10 cyl. MPI Gasoline
BODY CODE PLATE—LINE 2
DIGIT 1 Open Space
DIGITS 2 AND 3 Species Code. (Used for Manufacturing)
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 Identification Number (VIN) para-
graph for proper breakdown of VIN code.
BODY CODE PLATE—LINE 1
DIGITS 1 THROUGH 6 Body-in-white assembly sequence.
DIGIT 7
Open Space
DIGIT 8 Tailgate trim code.
DIGIT 9
Open Space
DIGITS 10 THROUGH 12 Cargo box code
• XBS = Sweptline
DIGIT 13
Open Space
BR/BE