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Body Code Plate

Body Code Plate:






The Body Code Plate is located on the floor pan under the passenger seat or attached to the front face of the radiator closure panel. There are seven lines of information on the body code plate. Lines 5, 6, and 7 are not used to define service information. Information reads from left to right, starting with line 4 in the center of the plate to line 1 at the bottom of the plate.

The last code imprinted on a vehicle code plate will be followed by the imprinted word END. When two vehicle code plates are required, the last available spaces on the first plate will be imprinted with the letters CTD (for continued).

When a second vehicle code plate is necessary, the first four spaces on each row will not be used because of the plate overlap.

BODY CODE PLATE-LINE 4
DIGITS 1 THROUGH 12
Vehicle Order Number

DIGITS 13,14, AND 15
Transmission Codes
- DGP = 4-speed Automatic (47RE)
- DGT = 4-speed Automatic (46RE)
- DGK = 4-speed Automatic (42RE)
- DDP = 5-speed Manual (NVG-4500)
- DDX = 5-speed Manual (NVG-4500 Heavy Duty)
- DDC = 5-speed Manual (NVG-3500)
- DEE = 6-speed Manual (NVG-5600)

DIGITS 16, 17, AND 18
Car Line Shell
- BR1 = 1500 4 X 2
- BE1 = 1500 4 X 2
- BR6 = 1500 4 X 4
- BE6 = 1500 4 X 4
- BR2 = 2500 4 X 2
- BE2 = 2500 4 X 2
- BR7 = 2500 4 X 4
- BE7 = 2500 4 X 4
- BR3 = 3500 4 X 2
- BE3 = 3500 4 X 2
- BR8 = 3500 4 X 4
- BE8 = 3500 4 X 4

DIGIT 19
Price Class
- L = Ram Truck (All)

DIGITS 20 AND 21
Body Type
- 31 = Ram Truck Club Cab (138.7 in. Wheel Base)
- 32 = Ram Truck Club Cab (154.7 in. Wheel Base)
- 33 = Ram Truck Quad Cab (138.7 in. Wheel Base)
- 34 = Ram Truck Quad Cab (154.7 in. Wheel Base)
- 61 = Ram Truck (118.7 in. Wheel Base)
- 62 = Ram Truck (134.7 in. Wheel Base)
- 63 = Ram Truck Cab Chassis (138.7 in. Wheel Base)
- 64 = Ram Truck Cab Chassis (162.7 in. Wheel Base)

BODY CODE PLATE-LINE 3
DIGITS 1,2, AND 3
Paint Procedure
- APA = Monotone
- AP9 = Special
- APB = Two-tone (Waterfall)
- APC = Two-tone (Centerband)
- APD = Two-tone (Lower break)

DIGIT 4
Open Space

DIGITS 5 THROUGH 8
Primary Paint

DIGIT 9
Open Space

DIGITS 10 THROUGH 13
Secondary Paint