engine compartment on the plenum behind the right
side strut tower (Fig. 2). There are seven lines of
information on the body code plate. Lines 4, 5, 6, and
7 are not used to define service information. Informa-
tion reads from left to right, starting with line 3 in
the center of the plate to line 1 at the bottom of the
plate.

BODY CODE PLATE LINE 2

DIGITS 1, 2, AND 3

Paint procedure

DIGIT 4

Open Space

DIGITS 5 THROUGH 7

Primary paint
(Refer to 23 - BODY/PAINT - SPECIFICATIONS)

for Body Color Codes.

DIGIT 8 AND 9

Open Space

DIGITS 10 THROUGH 12

Secondary Paint

DIGIT 13 AND 14

Open Space

DIGITS 15 THROUGH 18

Interior Trim Code

DIGIT 19

Open Space

Fig. 1 BODY CODE PLATE

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

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DIGITS 20, 21, AND 22

Engine Code
• EJD = 1.6L Four Cylinder 16 Valves SOHC Gas-

oline

• ECC = 2.0L Four Cylinder 16 Valves DOHC

Gasoline

• EDJ = 2.2L Four Cylinder Turbo Diesel Engine

• EDZ = 2.4L Four Cylinder 16 Valves DOHC Gas-

oline

• EDV = 2.4L Four Cylinder 16 Valves DOHC

H.O. Turbo Gasoline

DIGIT 23

Open Space

BODY CODE PLATE LINE 1

DIGITS 1, 2, AND 3

Transaxle Codes
• DGL = 41TE 4-Speed Electronic Automatic

Transaxle

• DD5 = NV T350 5-Speed Manual Transaxle

• DDD = GETRAG 288 5-Speed Manual Transaxle

DIGIT 4

Open Space

DIGIT 5

Market Code
• C = Canada

• B = International

• M = Mexico

• U = United States

DIGIT 6

Open Space

DIGITS 7 THROUGH 23

Vehicle Identification Number
• (Refer to VEHICLE DATA/VEHICLE INFOR-

MATION/VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER -
DESCRIPTION) for proper breakdown of VIN code.

IF TWO BODY CODE PLATES ARE REQUIRED

The last code shown on either plate will be fol-

lowed by END. When two plates are required, the
last code space on the first plate will indicate (CTD)

When a second plate is required, the first four

spaces of each line will not be used due to overlap of
the plates.

FASTENER IDENTIFICATION

DESCRIPTION

The SAE bolt strength grades range from grade 2

to grade 8. The higher the grade number, the greater
the bolt strength. Identification is determined by the
line marks on the top of each bolt head. The actual
bolt strength grade corresponds to the number of line
marks plus 2. The most commonly used metric bolt
strength classes are 9.8 and 10.9. The metric
strength class identification number is imprinted on
the head of the bolt. The higher the class number,
the greater the bolt strength. Some metric nuts are
imprinted with a single-digit strength class on the
nut face. Refer to the Fastener Identification and
Fastener Strength Charts.

Fig. 2 BODY CODE PLATE 2

1 - BODY CODE PLATE
2 - BODY CODE EMBOSS

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