2009 Dodge Dakota: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

51 builds left the factory as a 2009 Dakota, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. Page 1 of 2.

  • 15 main configurations
  • 1,111 vehicles built
  • 13 for sale right now

Which Dakota is yours?

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What actually differs

SXT 1D7HW38P-9 SXT 1D7HE38K-9 SXT 1D7HW38K-9 SXT 1D7HE32K-9
Engine 4.7L 8-cyl 3.7L 6-cyl 3.7L 6-cyl 3.7L 6-cyl
For sale right now 1 3
Vehicles built 169 122 103 81
Same on every 2009 Dakota
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup
Price trend

Median down $1,615 over the last 10 months.

2009 Dakota price history →
Will it hold value?

A Dakota typically keeps about 72% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $7,888 today.

Dakota depreciation by year →
Cost to run

15/20 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,740/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2009 Dakota

What 1D7HE38K-9 means

1D7 HE38K · 9
1D7
the World Manufacturer Identifier Dodge registered — assembled in the United States
HE38K
together encode the Dakota line — Pickup, 3.7L 6cyl — as Dodge filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
9
in position 10 — model year 2009
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
34 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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