Seat tag decoding

[beekppr]

Anyone know how to decode seat tags?

My tag from the rear seat says:

3520616   A
LSI  M  13685  3170


There was some discussion on another thread about whether an odd seat color I had was original or not. Consensus seemed to be that it was not. Since I have no fender tag or broadcast sheet, I'd like to figure it out for when I recover them someday.

[Alaskan_TA]

3520616 - part number for the seat frame

13685  - Vendor ID number for the outfit that supplied it to Chrysler

3170 - 317th day of 1970 (this would be from the 1971 model year, so this one is not a 1970 model year seat)

I do not know the rest.

If you find any 1971 broadcast sheets inside either (or both) of the front seat backs please let me know?

[beekppr]

That's pretty interesting on the build date. My fed sticker from the door jamb says the build date on the car was August 1969. Wonder what else has been swapped out.

I will gladly mail any non matching build sheets I find to you. I read your Hamtrack website and thought that was pretty cool of you to try and match stuff to original owners.

I tried cleaning out the interior but the rain just wouldn't work with me. I got some of the disentigrating carpet and jute pad out and so far, there is no sign of the sheets.

[tommyg29]

Heres mine.
Looks like the seat was made in May, 1971, and car production date of June, 1971, so mine is a very late made car.

[beekppr]

I tore the seats out and discovered the seat coverings are definitely not original. Once I had them apart, it was obvious they were replaced at some point. I am still not convinced they are out of a 1971 though. Everything else on this car has been correct and original other than the seat covers.

[tommyg29]

my seat had two identical tags. One was just kind of pinched in next to the other.