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1997 Dodge Dakota

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Specification Sport, SLT 1B7GL23X-V Sport, SLT 1B7GG23Y-V Sport, SLT 1B7GL23Y-V
Engine 3.9L 6-cyl 5.2L 8-cyl 5.2L 8-cyl
Fuel Gasoline Gasoline Gasoline
Body Pickup Pickup Pickup
Median asking price $3,000 $5,000 Not recorded
Price observations 6 5 Not recorded
Price sample updated Oct 11, 2026 Oct 11, 2026 Not recorded

Missing data does not mean a feature is absent. Prices are advertised asking prices for each pattern’s own sample, not completed sale prices or a trim-wide average.

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1997 Dakota

Sport, SLT

10 VIN patterns
2.5L 4-cyl · Gasoline · 4x2 1 pattern · View specs
1B7FL26P-V → 90 VINs in our data

Pickup

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

3.9L 6-cyl · Gasoline · 4x2 4 patterns · View specs
1B7GL23X-V → 652 VINs in our data

Pickup

$3,000 median asking price

6 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

1B7GL23X-C → 1 VINs in our data

Pickup

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1B7FL26X-B → 1 VINs in our data

Pickup

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1B7FL26X-V → 310 VINs in our data

Pickup

$3,500 median asking price

7 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

3.9L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs
1B7GG26X-V → 55 VINs in our data

Pickup

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

5.2L 8-cyl · Gasoline · 4x2 2 patterns · View specs
1B7GL23Y-V → 259 VINs in our data

Pickup

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1B7FL26Y-V → 45 VINs in our data

Pickup

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

5.2L 8-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 2 patterns · View specs
1B7GG26Y-V → 28 VINs in our data

Pickup

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

1B7GG23Y-V → 410 VINs in our data

Pickup

$5,000 median asking price

5 price observations · Updated Oct 11, 2026

Source: manufacturer specifications decoded through NHTSA vPIC, alongside VIN and listing records in our dataset. Trim groups are for browsing; shared labels do not establish identical equipment. Confirm options on the specific vehicle.

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