Factory build sheet
2003 Dodge Dakota R/T
Build 1D7GL72Z-3 · 5.9L 8cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1D7GL72Z 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 1D7GL72Z and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 36 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 36 known VINs
- 2 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
- 5.9 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
- 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.
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 | GL72Z | 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.
36 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1D7GL72Z-3 shares the specification above.
- 36 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
- 1D7GL72Z 03S122074
- 1D7GL72Z 33S132159
- 1D7GL72Z 63S140501
- 1D7GL72Z 73S137168
- 1D7GL72Z 13S132208
- 1D7GL72Z 93S157101
- 1D7GL72Z 33S110579
- 1D7GL72Z 53S308211
- 1D7GL72Z 53S367002
- 1D7GL72Z 23S155299
- 1D7GL72Z 63S155581
- 1D7GL72Z 03S122043
- 1D7GL72Z 23S188352
- 1D7GL72Z 83S259599
- 1D7GL72Z 93S110182
- 1D7GL72Z 53S193609
- 1D7GL72Z 73S189898
- 1D7GL72Z 63S297591
- 1D7GL72Z 53S267918
- 1D7GL72Z 83S155520
- 1D7GL72Z 03S210526
- 1D7GL72Z 53S183968
- 1D7GL72Z 83S155243
- 1D7GL72Z 63S132236
- 1D7GL72Z X3S269101
- 1D7GL72Z 43S232688
- 1D7GL72Z 03S202118
- 1D7GL72Z 73S188380
- 1D7GL72Z 53S210537
- 1D7GL72Z 63S183574
- 1D7GL72Z 53S109921
- 1D7GL72Z 73S259741
- 1D7GL72Z 83S140564
- 1D7GL72Z 33S307705
- 1D7GL72Z 23S122142
- 1D7GL72Z 13S133665
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 36 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.