Factory build sheet
2003 Dodge Dakota SLT
Build 1D7HG48Z-3 · 5.9L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1D7HG48Z 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 1D7HG48Z and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 42 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 42 known VINs
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
- Four-wheel drive
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- AN
- Manufacturer
- FCA US LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2E
- GVWR
- 6,001–7,000 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 | HG48Z | 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.
42 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1D7HG48Z-3 shares the specification above.
- 42 Known VINs
- 1D7HG48Z 73S254814
- 1D7HG48Z 93S178254
- 1D7HG48Z 33S376103
- 1D7HG48Z 03S226871
- 1D7HG48Z 73S234885
- 1D7HG48Z 93S118510
- 1D7HG48Z 63S184898
- 1D7HG48Z 63S246560
- 1D7HG48Z 63S170936
- 1D7HG48Z 13S268014
- 1D7HG48Z 43S152256
- 1D7HG48Z 23S137626
- 1D7HG48Z 23S189368
- 1D7HG48Z 83S237195
- 1D7HG48Z 53S314833
- 1D7HG48Z 43S232995
- 1D7HG48Z 23S140834
- 1D7HG48Z 73S119445
- 1D7HG48Z 43S192854
- 1D7HG48Z 83S382303
- 1D7HG48Z 83S158982
- 1D7HG48Z 03S377029
- 1D7HG48Z X3S317985
- 1D7HG48Z 63S115998
- 1D7HG48Z 63S128900
- 1D7HG48Z 13S334822
- 1D7HG48Z 33S207506
- 1D7HG48Z X3S334060
- 1D7HG48Z 43S170935
- 1D7HG48Z 43S202668
- 1D7HG48Z 13S376102
- 1D7HG48Z 03S195430
- 1D7HG48Z 93S116014
- 1D7HG48Z X3S363364
- 1D7HG48Z 03S290246
- 1D7HG48Z 13S161481
- 1D7HG48Z 83S172896
- 1D7HG48Z 93S318514
- 1D7HG48Z 63S115161
- 1D7HG48Z 43S263535
- 1D7HG48Z 33S100102
- 1D7HG48Z 93S146596
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 42 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.