| Digit 1 | Digit 2 | Digits 3-4 | Digit 5 | Digit 6 | Digit 7 | Digits 8-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car Line |
Price Class |
Body Type |
Engine | Model Year |
Assembly Plant |
Sequence No. |
First Digit = Car Line
- C = Chrysler Newport / New Yorker
- F = Chrysler Le Baron
- G = Dodge Diplomat
- H = Plymouth Volare
- M = Plymouth Horizon
- N = Dodge Aspen
- R = Plymouth Fury
- S = Chrysler Cordoba
- W = Dodge Monaco
- X = Dodge Charger SE / Magnum XE
- Z = Dodge Omni
Second Digit = Price Class
- L = Low
- M = Medium
- H = High
- P = Premium
- S = Special
Third & Fourth Digit = Body Style
- 22 = 2 Door special coupe
- 23 = 2 Door hardtop
- 29 = 2 Door special coupe
- 41 = 4 Door sedan
- 43 = 4 Door hardtop
- 44 = 4 Door hatchback
- 45 = 2 Seat wagon
- 46 = 3 Seat wagon
Fifth Digit = Engine
- A = 1.7 Liter 1 – 2 BBL 4 cylinder engine
- C = 225 1 – 1BBL 6 cylinder “RG” engine
- D = 225 1 – 2BBL 6 cylinder “RG” engine
- E = Special order 6 cylinder
- G = 318 1 – 2BBL 8 cylinder “LA” engine
- J = 360 1 – 4BBL 8 cylinder “LA” engine
- K = 360 1 – 2BBL 8 cylinder “LA” engine
- L = 360 1 – 4BBL 8 cylinder “LA” engine (high performance)
- N = 400 1 – 4BBL 8 cylinder “B” engine
- P = 400 1 – 4BBL 8 cylinder “B” engine (high performance)
- R = 360 “Lean Burn” 8 cylinder “LA” engine
- T = 440 1 – 4BBL 8 cylinder “RB” engine
- U = 440 1 – 4BBL 8 cylinder “RB” engine (high performance)
- Z = Special order 8 cylinder
Sixth Digit = Model Year
- 8 = 1978
Seventh Digit = Assembly Plant
- A = Lynch Road, MI
- B = Hamtramck, MI
- C = Jefferson, MI
- D = Belvedere, IL
- F = Newark, DE
- G = St. Louis, MO
- R = Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Last six digits are the sequence number
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