[It Worked!] 2001 Dodge Ram 3500 Regular stuck in anti-theft mode - code lost

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Where's the key code located on a 2001 Dodge Ram 3500 Regular for key programming?

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Same issue here. Let’s hope it works for my 2001 Dodge Ram 3500 Regular.

Trying to figure this out for my 2001 Dodge Ram 3500 Regular too!

I tried this with my 2001 Dodge Ram 3500 Regular but still no luck. Any suggestions?

Why is finding a key code on a 2001 Dodge Ram 3500 Regular this hard?!

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