Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 5

4 INTRODUCTION
BODY CODE PLATE (Continued)
BODY CODE PLATE—LINE 3
DIGITS 1,2, AND 3
Paint Procedure
• APA = Monotone
• AP9 = Special
• APD = Two-tone (Lower break)
DIGIT 4
Open Space
DIGITS 5 THROUGH 8
Primary Paint
(Refer to 23 - BODY/PAINT - SPECIFICATIONS)
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
• EKG = 3.7 L 6 cyl. MPI Gasoline
• EVA = 4.7 L 8 cyl. MPI Gasoline
• EZA = 5.7 L 8 cyl. SMPI Gasoline
• ETC = 5.9 L 6 cyl. Cummins Turbo Diesel
• ETH = 5.9 L 6 cyl. Cummins Turbo Diesel High
Output
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 DATA/VEHICLE INFORMA-
TION/VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
DESCRIPTION) 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
DIGIT 13
Open Space
DIGITS 14 THROUGH 16 Tailgate code
DR
NUMBER -