1963 – 10 Digit V.I.N. Code breakdown


Digit 1 Digit 2 Digit 3 Digit 4 Digits 5-10
Car Line Model Model Year Assembly Plant Sequence No.

First Digit = Car Line

  • 1 = Plymouth Valiant Slant-6
  • 2 = Plymouth Slant-6
  • 3 = Plymouth V8
  • 4 = Dodge Slant-6
  • 5 = Dodge 880 V8
  • 6 = Dodge V8
  • 7 = Dodge Dart Slant-6
  • 8 = Chrysler V8
  • 9 = Imperial V8

Second Digit = Model

  • 1 = Valiant 100, Savoy, 330, Custom 880, Dart 170, Newport, Custom.
  • 2 = Valiant 200, Belvedere, 440, 300, Crown.
  • 3 = Fury, Polara, Dart 270, New Yorker, LeBaron.
  • 4 = Signet 200, Sport Fury, Polara 500, Dart GT, 300J.
  • 5 = Valiant 100 Wagon, Savoy Wagon, 330 Wagon, 880 Wagon, 170 Wagon, Newport Town & Country Wagon.
  • 6 = Valiant 200 Wagon, Belvedere Wagon, 440 Wagon.
  • 7 = Fury Wagon, Polara Wagon, 270 Wagon, New Yorker, Town & Country Wagon.
  • 8 = Taxi.
  • 9 = Police.
  • 0 = Fleet, 880, 300 Pace Setter.

Third Digit = Model Year

  • 3 = 1963

Fourth Digit = Assembly Plant

  • 1 = Lynch Road, MI
  • 2 = Hamtramck, MI
  • 3 = Jefferson, MI
  • 4 = Belvedere, MI
  • 5 = Los Angeles, CA
  • 6 = Newark, DE
  • 7 = Saint Louis, MO

Last six digits are the sequence number

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