Factory build sheet
2003 Dodge Dakota SLT
Build 1D7GL42N-3 · 4.7L 8cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1D7GL42N and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Dakota whose VIN starts 1D7GL42N and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 23 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 23 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2003 Dodge Dakota SLT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup (132 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
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
- 4.7 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Doors
- 2
- Series
- AN
- Manufacturer
- FCA US LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
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 1D7GL42N for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2003 You are here code 3
- 2004 SLT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup · 212 vehicles code 4
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 | 1D7 | FCA US LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | GL42N | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 3 | Model year — 2003 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2003 Dodge Dakota as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
11 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2003 Dakota. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
23 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1D7GL42N-3 shares the specification above.
- 23 Known VINs
- 1D7GL42N X3S280983
- 1D7GL42N 23S280993
- 1D7GL42N 63S288062
- 1D7GL42N 43S238941
- 1D7GL42N 83S227845
- 1D7GL42N 13S302630
- 1D7GL42N 23S269072
- 1D7GL42N 23S101741
- 1D7GL42N 33S200519
- 1D7GL42N 53S105539
- 1D7GL42N 93S218054
- 1D7GL42N 83S344227
- 1D7GL42N 03S104377
- 1D7GL42N 23S302653
- 1D7GL42N 73S307976
- 1D7GL42N 03S190337
- 1D7GL42N X3S238765
- 1D7GL42N X3S104418
- 1D7GL42N 93S159569
- 1D7GL42N 13S203905
- 1D7GL42N 73S153737
- 1D7GL42N X3S196341
- 1D7GL42N 03S104380
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Dakota, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
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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 23 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.