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Paint Codes

Vehicle Certification (VC) Label, Part 1:






Vehicle Certification (VC) Label, Part 2:








The Vehicle Certification (VC) label contains the manufacturer name, the month and year of manufacture, the certification statement, and the VIN. It also includes Gross Vehicle Weight Ratings (GVWR).




Exterior paint color codes may be listed as a two-part code. The first set of paint code characters indicate the primary body color. The second set of paint code characters (if applicable), indicate a two-tone body color or accent body color.

Primary Body Color


- E4 - Vermilion, clear coat
- B4 - Chestnut, clear coat
- FL - Medium Toreador Red, clear coat
- YN - Silver Metallic, clear coat
- UA - Ebony, Clear coat
- YZ - Oxford White, Clear coat
- Y1 - Prime
- AQ - Arizona Beige
- PX - Dark Highland Green
- ST - Estate Green (King Ranch)
- KW - Charcoal Blue (King Ranch)
- L2 - True Blue
- CX - Dark Shadow Gray

Tape/Paint Stripe:






- A - Light Argent/Medium Platinum
- B - Arizona Beige/Deep Sandlewood Metallic
- Z - NASCAR tapestripes
- O - Orange (Harley-Davidson edition)
- X - Tapestripe delete
- C - Light Argent/Medium Platinum (Lariat)
- D - Medium Platinum/Light Argent (Lariat)
- E - Arizona Beige/Deep Sandlewood Metallic (Lariat)
- F - Deep Sandlewood Metallic/Arizona Beige (Lariat)