Factory build sheet
2008 Dodge Caliber SE
Build 1B3HB28C-8 · 1.8L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1B3HB28C and position 10 reads 8. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Caliber whose VIN starts 1B3HB28C and carries 8 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 307 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 307 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Dodge with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 1.8 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- PM
- Manufacturer
- FCA US LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Dodge used the VIN pattern 1B3HB28C for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2007 SE 1.8L 4cyl Hatchback · 230 vehicles code 7
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2008 You are here code 8
- 2009 SE 1.8L 4cyl Hatchback · 119 vehicles code 9
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 1B3 | FCA US LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | HB28C | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 8 | Model year — 2008 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
307 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1B3HB28C-8 shares the specification above.
- 307 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 307 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.