Vehicle And Component Identification; Vehicle Code; Vehicle Identification Number; Equipment Identification Plate - Dodge D150 1990 Service Manual

2 INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
VEHICLE AND COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION
VEHICLE CODE
The Dodge R a m Pickup, Chassis Cab a n d Sport
U t i l i t y Vehicle Code C h a r t is described below ( F i g .
1):
VEHICLE CODE = AD (DODGE RAM
PICKUP & CHASSIS CAB)
VEHICLE
FAMILY LINE
DESCRIPTION
ADl D150
AD2 D250
AD3 D350
PICKUP
4 x 2
AD5 W150
AD6 W250
AD7 W350
PICKUP
4 x 4
AD2 D250
AD3 D350
CHASSIS CAB
4 x 2
AD6 W250
AD7 W350
CHASSIS CAB
4 x 4
AD4 AD 100
AD4 AD 150
SPORT UTILITY
4 x 2
AD8 AD 100
AD8 AD 150
SPORT UTILITY
4 x 4
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Fig. 1 Vehicle Code Chart
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (V.I.N.)
The Vehicle I d e n t i f i c a t i o n N u m b e r (V.I.N.) is l o -
cated o n t h e upper left corner o f the i n s t r u m e n t
panel, near t h e w i n d s h i e l d . A l l V I N ' s consist o f 17
characters i n a c o m b i n a t i o n o f letters and numbers
t h a t provide specific i n f o r m a t i o n about t h e vehicle
(Fig. 2).
The V . I . N . i s also located on t h e Equipment Iden-
t i f i c a t i o n Plate, t h e Vehicle Safety Certification L a -
bel a n d o n t h e frame r a i l .
EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION PLATE
The equipment i d e n t i f i c a t i o n plate, contains infor-
m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e vehicle: model, wheel base,
V . I . N . (Vehicle I d e n t i f i c a t i o n Number), T.O.N. (Or-
der N u m b e r ) , a n d a l l production or special equip-
m e n t o n t h e vehicle w h e n i t was shipped from t h e
factory (Fig. 3). A l w a y s refer to t h i s plate w h e n or-
d e r i n g parts.
The E q u i p m e n t I d e n t i f i c a t i o n Plate is located o n
t h e under hood panel i n t h e r i g h t front corner.
VEHICLE SAFETY CERTIFICATION LABEL
A vehicle safety certification label (Fig. 4) is a t -
tached t o t h e rear f a c i n g o f the driver's door. This la-
bel reflects t h e date o f manufacture (month a n d
year), Gross Vehicle W e i g h t R a t i n g (GVWR), Gross
A x l e W e i g h t R a t i n g (GAWR) front, Gross A x l e
W e i g h t R a t i n g ( G A W R ) rear and t h e Vehicle I d e n t i -
fication N u m b e r ( V I N ) . T h e M o n t h , Day and H o u r o f
manufacture is also included on t h i s label.
A l l communications o r i n q u i r i e s regarding t h e ve-
hicle should include t h e Month-Day-Hour and V e h i -
cle I d e n t i f i c a t i o n N u m b e r .
BODY CODE PLATE
T h i s plate is r i v e t e d t o t h e i n n e r panel under t h e
cowl on t h e passenger side.
There a r e seven (7) lines of i n f o r m a t i o n on t h i s
plate. I n f o r m a t i o n reads from left to r i g h t , s t a r t i n g
w i t h l i n e 1 a t the b o t t o m of the plate to line 7 a t the
top (Fig. 5).