2008 Dodge Dakota: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
79 builds left the factory as a 2008 Dakota, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. Page 1 of 2.
- 26 main configurations
- 4,595 vehicles built
- 33 for sale right now
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 — 12% of 2008 Dakotas
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What actually differs
| SLT 1D7HW48N-8 | SXT 1D7HW38K-8 | SLT 1D7HE48N-8 | SXT 1D7HW32K-8 | |
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| Engine | 4.7L 8-cyl | 3.7L 6-cyl | 4.7L 8-cyl | 3.7L 6-cyl |
| For sale right now | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Vehicles built | 545 | 497 | 193 | 129 |
Same on every 2008 Dakota
- Fuel Gasoline
- Body Pickup
- Typical price today $9,899
Safety, in plain English
What 1D3HW48N-8 means
1D3
HW48N
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- 1D3
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Dodge registered — assembled in the United States
- HW48N
- 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
- 8
- in position 10 — model year 2008
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
33 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- TRX 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HW78K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST/SXT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HW22N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST/SXT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW22N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW48K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST/SXT 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW28K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sport 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW68N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sport 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HE62N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- TRX 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW72N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HE48N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HE62K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE48K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- TRX 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW78K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HE52N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- TRX 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HE78N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HW52N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST/SXT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW28N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- TRX 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HE72K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HE68K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST/SXT 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE22K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SXT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW32N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- TRX 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D78W78N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- TRX 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HW72K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST/SXT 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW22K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW42N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW52N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sport 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HE68N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HW62K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST/SXT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HE22N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 1V7HW48N-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HE42N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sport 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HW62N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HE52N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- TRX 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HW72N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
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