Enter the 17-character VIN of your Plymouth to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter a 17-character Plymouth VIN and the decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country where the car was built. It works from the VIN alone, costs nothing and needs no registration. Our data covers nine Plymouth models, from Acclaim and Barracuda to Prowler, Sundance and Voyager, with model years from 1970 to 2002.
The decoder does not show accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners, because none of that is stored in a VIN. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report.
The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier, or WMI. For Plymouth we recognise 1P3, 1P4, 2P3, 2P4 and 3P3. The first character of each code points to the country: 1 for the United States, 2 for Canada and 3 for Mexico. Those are the codes in our data, and a VIN that begins differently is not a cause for concern.
Characters 4 to 8 describe the vehicle. Our version data lists sedan, coupe, convertible and hatchback bodies, and power figures up to 425 hp. Position 9 is the check digit, which is required on North American VINs. Positions 12 to 17 are the serial number of the individual car.
The tenth character gives the model year. A T stands for 1996, a Y for 2000 and a 2 for 2002, and all three fall inside our 1970 to 2002 range. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so they cannot be mistaken for 1 and 0. The 17-character format applies to cars built since 1981, so a Plymouth from before that will not carry a VIN the decoder can read.
Every VIN has six parts. This is what each of them means.
| Part | Characters | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| WMI | 1 to 3 | World manufacturer identifier: who built the vehicle and where |
| VDS | 4 to 8 | Vehicle descriptor: model, body type and engine, as set by the manufacturer |
| Check digit | 9 | Control value that helps confirm the VIN is valid |
| Model year | 10 | Code for the model year |
| Plant | 11 | Code for the assembly plant |
| Serial | 12 to 17 | Production sequence number of this vehicle |
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
It is normally on a plate at the base of the windshield on the driver's side and on the registration or title papers. Many cars also have it stamped elsewhere on the body or frame. Compare the number on the car with the one on the papers, character by character.
The first three characters are the WMI, which identifies the manufacturer and the country of build. We map 1P3, 1P4, 2P3, 2P4 and 3P3 to Plymouth, which correspond to the United States, Canada and Mexico. The list is not complete, so a different start does not mean the VIN is wrong.
Look at the tenth character. T means 1996, V means 1997, W means 1998, X means 1999, Y means 2000, 1 means 2001 and 2 means 2002. Our Plymouth data ends with the 2002 model year.
It cannot show accidents, mileage, theft or the number of owners. The VIN only identifies the car, it does not record what happened to it. The decoder confirms what the car was when it was built, not what has happened since.
Make sure the VIN on the car matches the papers and that the tenth character fits the model year you were told. Because these cars are old, a careful inspection and any service records the seller can show matter a great deal. Check that the body style and engine match what the VIN and the listing describe.