Body Code Plate: Description: Notes

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The Body Code Plate is located in the engine compartment on the plenum behind the right side strut tower. See Fig 1.Fig 2. There are seven lines of information on the body code plate. Lines 4, 5, 6, and 7 are not used to define service information. Information reads from left to right, starting with line 3 in the center of the plate to line 1 at the bottom of the plate.

Fig 1: Body Code Plate

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1 - PRIMARY PAINT

2 - SECONDARY PAINT

3 - VINYL ROOF

4 - VEHICLE ORDER NUMBER

5 - CAR LINE SHELL

6 - PAINT PROCEDURE

7 - ENGINE

8 - TRIM

9 - TRANSMISSION

10 - MARKET

11 - VIN

Fig 2: Body Code Plate 2

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1 - BODY CODE PLATE

2 - BODY CODE EMBOSS