engine compartment on the radiator closure panel
crossmember. 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.

BODY CODE PLATE – LINE 3

DIGITS 1 THROUGH 12

Vehicle Order Number

DIGITS 13 THROUGH 17

Open Space

DIGITS 18 AND 19

Vehicle Shell Line
• RS

DIGIT 20

Carline

FWD

• K = Dodge

• Y = Chrysler

AWD

• C = Chrysler

• D = Dodge

DIGIT 21

Price Class
• H = Highline

• L = Lowline

• P = Premium

• S = Luxury

• X = Premium

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 22 AND 23

Body Type
• 52 = Short Wheel Base

• 53 = Long Wheel Base

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 - SPEC-

IFICATIONS).

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

DIGITS 20, 21, AND 22

Engine Code
• EDZ = 2.4L 4 cyl. 16-Valve DOHC Gasoline

(MPI)

• EGA = 3.3L 6 cyl. Gasoline (SMPI)

• EGH = 3.8L 6 cyl. Gasoline (SMPI)

• EGM = 3.3L 6 cyl. Ethanol Flexible Fuel

• ENJ = 2.5L 4 cyl. 16-Valve Turbo Diesel

DIGIT 23

Open Space

BODY CODE PLATE LINE 1

DIGITS 1, 2, AND 3

Transaxle Codes
• DGC = 31TH 3-Speed Automatic Transaxle

• DGL = 41AE/TE 4-Speed Electronic Automatic

• DDR = T850 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 Identification Number (VIN)

paragraph 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.

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BODY CODE PLATE (Continued)

BOLT MARKINGS AND TORQUES - METRIC

Bolt Markings

8.8/8.9

10.9

12.9

Bolt Dia.

N·m

Ft. Lbs.

N·m

Ft. Lbs.

N·m

Ft. Lbs.

105*

120*

250*

108

135

100

155

115

175

130

216

160

243

180

324

210

324

240

* Inch Lbs.

BOLT MARKINGS AND TORQUES - U. S. CUSTOMARY

Bolt Markings

Grade 5

Grade 8

Bolt Dia.

N·m

Ft. Lbs

N·m

Ft. Lbs

1/4 - 20

95*

125*

1/4 - 28

95*

150*

5/16 - 18

200*

270*

5/16 - 24

240*

300*

3/8 - 16

3/8 - 24

7/16 - 14

7/16 - 20

1/2 - 13

101

135

100

1/2 -20

115

150

110

9/16 - 12

135

105

182

135

9/16 - 18

155

115

202

150

5/8 - 11

202

150

263

195

5/8 - 18

215

160

284

210

3/4 - 10

230

170

297

220

3/4 - 16

236

175

304

225

7/8 - 14

405

300

540

400

* Inch Lbs.

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FASTENER IDENTIFICATION (Continued)

FASTENER STRENGTH

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