Factory build sheet

1997 Dodge Avenger

Build 4B3AU42N-V · 2.5L · Front-wheel drive · Coupe

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4B3AU42N and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Avenger whose VIN starts 4B3AU42N and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 10 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 10 known VINs

Factory specification

As filed by Dodge with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.

Engine

Displacement
2.5 L
Valve train
Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
Front-wheel drive

Body & chassis

Body class
Coupe
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
2
Manufacturer
FCA US LLC

The same build, other model years

Dodge used the VIN pattern 4B3AU42N for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

How this VIN pattern is read

A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.

Positions Characters What they encode
1–3 4B3 FCA US LLC · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 AU42N Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 V Model year — 1997
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

10 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 4B3AU42N-V shares the specification above.

  • 10 Known VINs

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Where this data comes from

Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.

Vehicle counts come from the 10 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.