Factory build sheet
2008 Dodge Dakota SXT
Build 1D7HW38N-8 · 4.7L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1D7HW38N and position 10 reads 8. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Dakota whose VIN starts 1D7HW38N and carries 8 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
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
- Four-wheel drive
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Cab type
- Crew/Super Crew/Crew Max
- Series
- ND
- 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 | HW38N | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 8 | Model year — 2008 |
| 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 2008 Dodge Dakota as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2008 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 1D7HW38N-8 shares the specification above.
- 36 Known VINs
- 1D7HW38N 78S612950
- 1D7HW38N 98S570572
- 1D7HW38N X8S567096
- 1D7HW38N 38S548096
- 1D7HW38N 18S564782
- 1D7HW38N 68S636799
- 1D7HW38N 78S613287
- 1D7HW38N 48S549239
- 1D7HW38N 68S513083
- 1D7HW38N 78S570571
- 1D7HW38N 68S585210
- 1D7HW38N X8S589194
- 1D7HW38N 18S611552
- 1D7HW38N 28S632166
- 1D7HW38N 98S581894
- 1D7HW38N 08S567110
- 1D7HW38N 08S609050
- 1D7HW38N 08S509708
- 1D7HW38N 08S609078
- 1D7HW38N 08S619299
- 1D7HW38N 88S560003
- 1D7HW38N 48S629401
- 1D7HW38N 88S540737
- 1D7HW38N 58S545118
- 1D7HW38N 28S517079
- 1D7HW38N 88S638747
- 1D7HW38N 68S516999
- 1D7HW38N X8S535023
- 1D7HW38N 58S581844
- 1D7HW38N 58S536483
- 1D7HW38N 58S526794
- 1D7HW38N 38S586038
- 1D7HW38N 38S581843
- 1D7HW38N 98S621830
- 1D7HW38N 18S541602
- 1D7HW38N 38S532934
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.