1AC 1AM 2BC

American Motors Corp.

American Motors Corp.'s newest code was added to vPIC in May 2019. Its decoding rules cover model years 1981 to 1988 and stop there.

Model years covered by each code

One bar per three-character code, grouped by the vehicle type NHTSA lists for it. Bars reaching 2027 include rules with no end year.

Multipurpose passenger vehicles 2

  1. 1AC1981–1983
  2. 2BC1984–1988

Passenger cars 1

  1. 1AM1981–1983

Every code, side by side

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModelsPlant countries
1ACmultipurpose passenger vehiclesAmerican Motors1981–19834United States, Canada
1AMpassenger carsAmerican Motors1981–19834Canada, United States
2BCmultipurpose passenger vehiclesJeep1984–19881United States, Canada

Models found under the most codes

Model, model years across all codes, and how many of the codes name it

  • Concord1981–1983 · 2 codes
  • Eagle 301981–1983 · 2 codes
  • Eagle 501981–1983 · 2 codes
  • Spirit1981–1983 · 2 codes
  • Wrangler1986–1988 · 1 code

Codes per make

Number of American Motors codes that decode each make

  1. American Motors2
  2. Jeep1

Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.