Roadrunner or Not

I couldn't see California going away from the pre determined vin system and trying to figure out a mopar vin. The main reason would be what if California DMV guessed a vin that was actually in use allready?

They would have there own system. Just like dodge has a different system than ford and so on...

Maybe the tag was a blank one that was stolen and then punched out. Usually they use special rivets as well.

It still doesn't seam right at all.