How to read the vehicle identification number VIN on your Ram truck

Dodge Ram VIN Decoding
How to read the vehicle identification number on your Ram truck

Digit	Field Name	Value	Designation
1st	Country of origin	1	US
		2	Canada
		3	Mexico
		4	United States Diamond Star Motors
		J	Japan (shouldn't see this one)
2nd	Make	B	Dodge
2nd	Make	J	Jeep
3rd	Vehicle Type	4	Multipurpose passenger
		5	Bus
		6	Incomplete
		7	Truck
4th	Gross Vehicle Weight	E	3,001 - 4,000 lbs
		F	4,001 - 5,000 lbs
		G	5,001 - 6,000 lbs
		H	6,001 - 7,000 lbs
		J	7,001 - 8,000 lbs
		K	8,001 -9,000 lbs
		L	9,001 - 10,000 lbs
		M	10,001 - 14,000 lbs
		W	Bus/Incomplete Vehicle with Hydraulic Brakes
5th	Vehicle Line	B	Ram - Wagon/Van
		C	Ram Cab Chassis/Ram Pickup 4x2
		F	Ram Cab Chassis/Ram Pickup 4x4
		G	Dakota/Sport 4x4
		L	Dakota/Sport 4x2
		R	Durango 4x2
		S	Durango 4x4
6th	Series	1	Ram 1500
		2	Ram 2500
		3	Ram 3500
		6	Ram Misc
		1	Dakota Base
		2	Dakota Sport/SLT
7th	Body Style	1	Van
		2	Club Cab 2 door
		3	1994-1997 CC 2 Door 1998-2002 Quad Cab 4 door
		4	Extended - wagon/van
		5	Wagon
		6	Conventional Cab / Cab Chassis
8th	Engine 1994-1997	5	5.9L 8cyl MPI-HDC
		C	5.9L 6cyl Diesel
		G	2.5L 4cyl
		T	5.2L 8cyl CNG
		W	8.0L 10cyl
		X	3.9L 6cyl MPI
		Y	5.2L 8cyl MPI
		Z	5.9L 8cyl MPI-LDC
8th	Engine 1998+	3	3.0 Liter V6 MPI
		5	5.9 Liter V8 MPI (HD)
		6	5.9 Liter I6 24 Valve Diesel
		7	5.9 Liter I6 24 Valve HO Diesel (2001)
		D	5.9 Liter I6 Diesel
		R	2.5 Liter I4 MPI
		P	3.3 Liter V6 MPI
		W	8.0 Liter V10 MPI
		X	3.9 Liter V6 MPI
		Y	5.2 Liter V8 MPI
		Z	5.9 Liter V8 MPI (LD)
9th	Check Digit	*	value may be 0 through 9 or X as calculated below this table
10th	Model Year	R	1994
		S	1995
		T	1996
		V	1997
		W	1998
		X	1999
		Y	2000
		1	2001
		2	2002
		etc	-------
		A	2010
11th	Assembly Plant	A	Auburn Hills
		F	Newark
		G	Saltillo
		J	St. Louis North
		K	Pillette
		M	Lago Alberto Assembly
		S	Dodge City (Warren Plant)
12-17	Serial Number		6 unique digits - These digits can not be decoded to obtain options installed on the truck. Any Dodge dealer can enter the VIN into the DC computer system and print a build sheet, which lists all of the options installed on a vehicle.

Position 9 is from a Check Digit calculation:

The United States of America and Canada require that the 9th position of the Vehicle Identification Number is to be used as a check digit to provide a means for verifying the accuracy of the VIN transcription. It is calculated by using the other 16 characters of the VIN to generate a single digit number.

A numerical value is assigned to letters in the VIN. I, O and Q are not allowed so their positions are skipped. A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4, E=5, F=6, G=7, H=8, J=1, K=2, L=3, M=4, N=5, P=7, R=9, S=2, T=3, U=4, V=5, W=6, X=7, Y=8, Z=9
A weight factor is assigned to all positions of the VIN, except of course to the 9th position (the check digit itself), as follows: 1=8, 2=7, 3=6, 4=5, 5=4, 6=3, 7=2, 8=10, 10=9, 11=8, 12=7, 13=6, 14=5, 15=4, 16=3, 17=2
The numerical values of the letters in the VIN are multiplied by their assigned weight factor.
The resulting products from step 3 are added up.
The sum of the products is divided by 11.
- The numerical remainder (0 through 9) is the check digit.
- If the remainder is 10, the check digit is the letter X.
- So the 9th position of the VIN will be a number 0-9 or the letter X.