Factory build sheet
2002 Dodge Caravan Sport
Build 1B4GP453-2 · 3.3L 6cyl · Front-wheel drive · Minivan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1B4GP453 and position 10 reads 2. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Caravan whose VIN starts 1B4GP453 and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 255 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 255 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
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
- 3.3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Minivan
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Series
- RS
- Manufacturer
- FCA US LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Dodge used the VIN pattern 1B4GP453 for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2001 Sport 3.3L 6cyl Minivan · 141 vehicles code 1
-
2002 You are here code 2
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 | 1B4 | FCA US LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | GP453 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 2 | Model year — 2002 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
255 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1B4GP453-2 shares the specification above.
- 255 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Caravan, 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 255 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.