Which radio is in your Chrysler PT Cruiser?
Chrysler fitted the PT Cruiser from 2000 to 2010 with Panasonic TM9 radios and preset-button radios. Radios do get swapped, so go by the serial: the free check reads it for you.
How to find your Chrysler PT Cruiser radio serial number
On the label
- Take the radio out.
- Read the 4 numbers after "TM9" on the label.
Photograph the label rather than copying it by hand — 0 and O, 1 and I are easy to mix up.
It comes out with a pair of radio removal keys. Which keys, and where they go: how to remove a car radio.
Tips for your Chrysler PT Cruiser
- Look for TM9 on the label: the four numbers next to it are the serial.
- The radio comes out on release keys; the label is on the top or side.
- If the radio came from an American car it may have no code at all.
What your serial looks like
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1234Chrysler / Jeep / Dodge Panasonic TM94 numbers Instant -
10004Chrysler / Jeep / Dodge button code4 or 5 numbers Instant
How to enter your Chrysler PT Cruiser radio code
- Set each number with the numbered buttons, then confirm.
- Your code is a list of buttons: press them in order.
- Code has a 6 but your radio only has 5 buttons? Email us.
Every button press, and what the screen does if the code is wrong: How to enter a Panasonic radio code.
If your Chrysler PT Cruiser radio says LOCKED, WAIT or SAFE
Don’t guess: every wrong code makes it wait longer before the next try.
What LOCKED, WAIT and SAFE mean, and how long to wait →
Chrysler PT Cruiser radio code questions
What does TM9 mean?
It’s the Panasonic radio type. The four numbers beside it are what we turn into your code.
How do I put the code in?
On most of these you press the numbered buttons to set each number, then wait for the radio to accept it.
Nothing on the label says TM9.
Send us a photo of the label and we’ll tell you which radio it is.
What does the serial look like on a Chrysler PT Cruiser?
2000–2010, Panasonic TM9 radios and preset-button radios. 4 numbers on the label. For example 1234.
Do I have to take the radio out of my Chrysler PT Cruiser?
Yes: the serial is on the label, not the screen. It comes out with a pair of radio removal keys.
Another Chrysler?
Every Chrysler radio we can unlock is on our Chrysler radio code page. Close to this one: Voyager, Panasonic TM9, VP-series.
Updated October 2026