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 2 of 2.
- 26 main configurations
- 4,596 vehicles built
- 35 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 — 8% of 2008 Dakotas
What actually differs
| SXT 1D7HE38K-8 | SXT 1D7HE32K-8 | ST/SXT | SLT | |
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| For sale right now | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Vehicles built | 369 | 272 | 270 | 211 |
Same on every 2008 Dakota
- Engine 3.7L 6-cyl
- Fuel Gasoline
- Body Pickup
- Typical price today $8,999
Safety, in plain English
What 1D7HW68N-8 means
1D7
HW68N
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- 1D7
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Dodge registered — assembled in the United States
- HW68N
- 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
Real VINs from this run
1D7HW68N
38S557821
20 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- SXT 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE38K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SXT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HE38N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HE58N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SLT 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW42K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SXT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HE32N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sport 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HE68N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Laramie 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HE58N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SXT 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW32K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- ST/SXT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HW28N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- TRX 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HE72N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW62K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- TRX 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D7HE78K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sport 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW62N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- TRX 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D3HW78N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HW68K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SXT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HW32N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sport 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE68K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- TRX 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE72K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SXT 3.7L 6cyl Pickup 1D3HE32K-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SXT 4.7L 8cyl Pickup 1D7HE38N-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
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