# Vin b vs vin g

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-b-vs-vin-g/45587>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** caravan, dodge\
**Created:** [March 5, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-b-vs-vin-g/45587 "2010-03-05T18:55:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![snorztnt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@snorztnt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/snorztnt)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-b-vs-vin-g/45587/1 "2010-03-05T18:55:56Z")

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how do you know if your vehicle is a vin B vs a Vin G. Trying to buy some parts from overseas, the site says diff parts if my vehicle is a vin G or a vin B 1st 4 of the vin is 1B4G (Dodge Caravan SE)

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-b-vs-vin-g/45587/2 "2010-03-05T19:03:07Z")

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The second character, “B”, means its a Dodge, so I assume that’s not the one that they are talking about.

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**Author:** ![karl-sieger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@karl-sieger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/karl-sieger)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-b-vs-vin-g/45587/3 "2010-03-05T19:05:49Z")

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Hope this helps, maybe not this time, but as future reference for you:

> **[Vehicle identification number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_Identification_Number)**
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> A vehicle identification number (VIN) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined in ISO 3779:2009. VINs were first used in 1954 in the United States. From 1954 to 1981, there was no accepted standard for these numbers, so different manufacturers used different formats. In 1981, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States standardized the...

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**Author:** ![AL5000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@AL5000](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AL5000)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-b-vs-vin-g/45587/4 "2010-03-05T19:23:05Z")

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It’s been a couple of years since I was in the biz, but something is telling me the 8th character is generally the one in question, and that it refers to what engine is in the car. The parts supplier ought to be able to tell you for sure.

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**Author:** ![snorztnt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@snorztnt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/snorztnt)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vin-b-vs-vin-g/45587/5 "2010-03-05T22:27:38Z")

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Thank you all for the help. Issue has been resolved.