2006 Dodge Dakota: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
64 builds left the factory as a 2006 Dakota, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 22 main configurations sell for $3,980–$13,995 today. Page 1 of 2.
- 22 main configurations
- 8,888 vehicles built
- 79 for sale right now
- $3,980–$13,995 typical price range
Which Dakota is yours?
Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.
Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.
Pick your Dakota
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Most common — 22% of 2006 Dakotas
SLT 1D7HW48N-64.7L 8-cyl. 1,944 built.
$3,980 great deal $7,999 typical $13,995 top of market -
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What actually differs
| SLT 1D7HW48N-6 | SLT 1D7HE48K-6 | ST | SLT 1D7HW42N-6 | |
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| Engine | 4.7L 8-cyl | 3.7L 6-cyl | 3.7L 6-cyl | 4.7L 8-cyl |
| Typical price today | $7,999 | $6,500 | — | $8,000 |
| For sale right now | 21 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Vehicles built | 1,944 | 831 | 477 | 447 |
Same on every 2006 Dakota
- Fuel Gasoline
- Body Pickup
What people actually pay
122 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
SLT
$7,999
$3,860
$6,499
$9,138
$11,776
$14,415
Safety, in plain English
What 1D7HE28N-6 means
1D7
HE28N
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6
- 1D7
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Dodge registered — assembled in the United States
- HE28N
- together encode the Dakota line — Pickup, 4.7L 8cyl — as Dodge filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- 6
- in position 10 — model year 2006
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
32 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- SLT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW48N-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW28K-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW52N-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW22K-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HE58N-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE48K-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW42J-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HW52K-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW58N-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE42K-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW28N-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration DL0038XX-X Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE22K-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Quad SLT 1D5HE48N-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HE58J-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HE42J-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HW52J-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HW42K-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Quad Laramie 1D5HE58K-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Quad SLT 1D5HE48J-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 1D5HE52N-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 1D5HW52K-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HE48N-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HE58J-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT Pickup 2D 6 1/2 FT 3.7L 6cyl 1D7EH42K-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HE58K-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW52J-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HE52N-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HE22N-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HW58K-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D78E22K-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW58J-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
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