Every Dodge Durango (2018–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 1C4 WMI. The Durango is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Dodge Durango VIN means and gives 4 checksum-valid sample VINs you can drop straight into test fixtures. Synthetic — not real: no scraping, no real-owner data. The generator below is pre-filtered to the Durango.
Each sample below is built from the real 1C4 WMI and the Durango's descriptor, so it decodes to a Dodge Durango of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 1C4SDJCT5JC432091 — a 2018 Dodge Durango:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 1C4 | Marks the VIN as Dodge, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | SDJCT | Descriptor for the Durango — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 5 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | J | Code J = 2018 |
| 11 | Plant | C | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 432091 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Dodge Durango VIN read 1C4 — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Dodge, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (SDJCT in our seed) describe the Durango itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Durango, 2018 is code J and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Dodge Durango VIN is 17 characters starting with the 1C4 WMI, for example 1C4SDJCT5JC432091. Positions 4–8 describe the Durango, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 1C4 is the Dodge WMI, positions 4–8 are the Durango descriptor, position 9 verifies the VIN via a mod-11 checksum, position 10 gives the year, position 11 the plant, and 12–17 the serial. Paste any VIN into the decoder to do it automatically.
The Durango in our seed uses the 1C4 WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 1C4 decodes to Dodge.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Dodge 1C4 WMI, and carry the Durango's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Dodge Durango. No real vehicle's VIN is used.