Re: 6th digit in VIN is a "2"

From: jon@dakota-truck.net
Date: Mon Apr 11 2005 - 20:24:09 EDT


Dan Kramarsky <dkramarsky68@yahoo.com> wrote:

: As far as GEN II daks are concerned:

: doesnt the 6th digit in the VIN being a "2" mean its a Sport / SLT model and not the
: base model club cab Dak?

: ex: 1B7GL23Y4NSxxxxxx
: ^

   Yes, the 6th digit refers to the "series". On the '89-91 trucks,
this was actually used to convey some useful info; it could be any
of the following:

    0 = 100
    1 = 150 or economy (E) on Dakota
    2 = 250 or low (L) on Dakota
    3 = 350 or medium (M) on Dakota
    4 = High (H) on Dakota
    5 = Premium (P) on Dakota
    6 = Sport (S)
    7 = Special (X)
    9 = Shelby

  However, on the '92-96 models, it appears to have been limited to
simply:

    1 = S (E)
    2 = Dakota, Dakota Sport, Dakota SLT (AKA: Base (L))

  So it looks like the 6th digit does little more than tell us
its a Dakota. A bit redundant since the 5th digit is the
vehicle line and already does that... I have no idea what
the "S (E)" means...

   As far as the club cab part goes, that's in the next (7th) digit
where the choices are:

    1 = Wagon
    2 = Club Cab or Sport Utility
    3 = Club Cab
    4 = Regular Cab
    6 = Regular Cab
    7 = Sport Utility 2dr or Step Van
    8 = Front Section
    9 = Open Body
    A = Quad Cab

   I think you probably already knew that, but somebody else reading
this might not, so figured I'd include it for completeness. :-)

   BTW, for anyone who might be interested, a (more or less) full
explanation of Dakota VIN numbers can be found at:

 http://www.dakota-truck.net/vin

-- 
                                          -Jon-

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