Originally Posted by DTMenace
ResumeSpeed
There has been a little debate concerning the first 3 2006 VIN's on our forum listing, 61257, 61367 & 61376. It has been indicated they are 2006 Crossfire Limited VIN numbers, since the 2006 VIN's may start with 641XX.
Dennis,
I had noticed the first 3 were in error and mentioned it in post #212:
The first 3 entries on the 2006 listing are not SRT-6 models:
61257 = Limited Roadster
61367 = Limited Coupe
61376 = Limited Roadster
Additional proof is confirmed via the full VIN's which show engine code "L" in slot 9 instead of "N":
1C3AN65
LX6X061257
1C3AN69
L36X061367
1C3AN65
L76X061376
Originally Posted by DTMenace
ResumeSpeedAre you aware of the correct, beginning series of numbers for the 2006 model year?
Yes. This is where it gets confusing as the numbers
overlap - so there is no "exact" crossover point. Based on my research so far, 2005 models
end with 61093 while 2006 models
begin earlier - with 60753.
For example, notice how these
2005 and 2006 sequence numbers are
mixed:
5X061050
5X061051
6X061052
5X061053
5X061055
5X061056
6X061058
6X061059
So 61051 is a 2005 model, 610252 is a 2006 and 61053 is a 2005. For whatever reason Chrysler decided to fill in unused 2005 sequence numbers on the 2006 builds. I noticed the same "overlap" a couple years back when I was working on some 2008 Crossfire numbers.
This is why I would highly recommend that you add the "5X0" and "6X0" prefix's to your database (easy to do in Excel). While there happens to be no "crossover" numbers for SRT6 models there are, as shown above, crossover numbers for non-SRT models. What I have found in working on other registry's is that you cannot always go by numbers that are provided by owners or other sources (like ebay, Auto Trader etc.) - they often make mistakes in numbers and model years.