Factory build sheet
2002 Dodge Neon Base
Build 1B3ES16C-2 · 2L 4cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1B3ES16C and position 10 reads 2. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Neon whose VIN starts 1B3ES16C and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 32 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 32 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 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Manual/Standard
- Forward speeds
- 6
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- PL
- Manufacturer
- FCA US LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
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 | 1B3 | FCA US LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | ES16C | 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 |
32 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1B3ES16C-2 shares the specification above.
- 32 Known VINs
- 1B3ES16C 62D550646
- 1B3ES16C 52D605118
- 1B3ES16C 42D605224
- 1B3ES16C X2D550942
- 1B3ES16C 42D604994
- 1B3ES16C 92D579753
- 1B3ES16C X2D580524
- 1B3ES16C 32D604923
- 1B3ES16C 12D550554
- 1B3ES16C 02D588888
- 1B3ES16C 92D542704
- 1B3ES16C 22D605268
- 1B3ES16C 62D566152
- 1B3ES16C 72D550672
- 1B3ES16C 52D597022
- 1B3ES16C 92D588890
- 1B3ES16C 22D605206
- 1B3ES16C 32D605053
- 1B3ES16C 72D566239
- 1B3ES16C 92D550933
- 1B3ES16C X2D550729
- 1B3ES16C 32D554055
- 1B3ES16C 02D550593
- 1B3ES16C 72D542622
- 1B3ES16C 52D550671
- 1B3ES16C 02D542722
- 1B3ES16C 92D550818
- 1B3ES16C 62D554079
- 1B3ES16C 62D554132
- 1B3ES16C 32D550751
- 1B3ES16C 62D542868
- 1B3ES16C 02D542803
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Neon, 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 32 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.