Vin Decoding Information - Chrysler 2000 LHS Owner's Manual

2000 LHS, 300M, CONCORDE AND INTREPID
2 INTRODUCTION
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (Continued)
POSITION INTERPRETATION
1 Country of Origin
2 Make
3 Vehicle Type
4 Passenger Safety
5 Car Line
6 Series
7 Body Style
8 Engine
9 Check Digit
10 Model Year
11 Assembly Plant
12 through 17 Sequence Number
VIN CHECK DIGIT
DESCRIPTION
To protect the consumer from theft and possible
fraud the manufacturer is required to include a
Check Digit at the ninth position of the Vehicle Iden-
tification Number. The check digit is used by the
manufacturer and government agencies to verify the
authenticity of the vehicle and official documenta-
tion. The formula to use the check digit is not
released to the general public.
BODY CODE PLATE
DESCRIPTION
The Body Code Plate (Fig. 3) is located in the
engine compartment on the battery tray front side
(Fig. 4). There are seven lines of information on the
body code plate. Lines 4, 5, 6, and 7 are not used to
define service information. Information reads from
left to right, starting with line 3 in the center of the
plate to line 1 at the bottom of the plate.

VIN DECODING INFORMATION

CODE = DESCRIPTION
2 = Built in Canada by Chrysler Canada Ltd.
C = Chrysler
3 = Passenger Car
H = Restraint System - Active Driver and Passenger Air Bags
C = LHS
D = Concorde
E = 300M
4 = High Line
5 = Premium
6 = Sport
6 = 4 Door Sedan
G = 3.5L 6 Cyl 24 Valve Gasoline SOHC High Output
U = 2.7L V-6 DOHC 24V Gasoline
See explanation in this section.
Y = 2000
H = Bramelea Assembly
6 digit number assigned by assembly plant.
1 – PRIMARY PAINT
2 – SECONDARY PAINT
3 – VINYL ROOF
4 – VEHICLE ORDER NUMBER
5 – CAR LINE SHELL
6 – PAINT PROCEDURE
7 – ENGINE
8 – TRIM
9 – TRANSMISSION
10 – MARKET
11 – VIN
Fig. 3 Body Code Plate
LH