Factory build sheet
1998 Dodge Avenger ES
Build 4B3AU52N-W · 2.5L · Front-wheel drive · Coupe
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4B3AU52N and position 10 reads W. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Avenger whose VIN starts 4B3AU52N and carries W in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 49 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 49 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 4B3AU52N for 4 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 | AU52N | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | W | Model year — 1998 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
49 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4B3AU52N-W shares the specification above.
- 49 Known VINs
- 4B3AU52N 4WE128851
- 4B3AU52N 9WE139912
- 4B3AU52N 6WE101652
- 4B3AU52N 7WE132022
- 4B3AU52N 5WE036812
- 4B3AU52N 2WE107559
- 4B3AU52N 1WE117936
- 4B3AU52N XWE133178
- 4B3AU52N 4WE142815
- 4B3AU52N XWE117112
- 4B3AU52N 0WE145517
- 4B3AU52N 4WE116005
- 4B3AU52N 5WE026488
- 4B3AU52N 2WE039070
- 4B3AU52N 5WE123304
- 4B3AU52N 7WE136331
- 4B3AU52N 3WE103343
- 4B3AU52N 8WE135835
- 4B3AU52N 3WE067556
- 4B3AU52N 3WE113838
- 4B3AU52N 4WE098766
- 4B3AU52N 9WE098553
- 4B3AU52N XWE032058
- 4B3AU52N 9WE131549
- 4B3AU52N 9WE017776
- 4B3AU52N 7WE135115
- 4B3AU52N 1WE125888
- 4B3AU52N 1WE128080
- 4B3AU52N 5WE152396
- 4B3AU52N 9WEO53872
- 4B3AU52N 9WE053631
- 4B3AU52N 3WE090318
- 4B3AU52N 8WE101085
- 4B3AU52N 1WE096019
- 4B3AU52N XWE020993
- 4B3AU52N 9WE136735
- 4B3AU52N 8WE026291
- 4B3AU52N 8WE111356
- 4B3AU52N 8WE105685
- 4B3AU52N 6WE149264
- 4B3AU52N 8WE042796
- 4B3AU52N 6WE129869
- 4B3AU52N XWE077033
- 4B3AU52N 2WE134938
- 4B3AU52N 9WE008317
- 4B3AU52N 1WE031008
- 4B3AU52N XWE151602
- 4B3AU52N 5WE015135
- 4B3AU52N 9WE147461
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Avenger, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
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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 49 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.