Factory build sheet
2003 Dodge Durango Sport
Build 1D4HS38Z-3 · 5.9L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1D4HS38Z and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Durango whose VIN starts 1D4HS38Z and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 43 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 43 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
- 5.9 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- DN
- 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 | 1D4 | FCA US LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | HS38Z | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 3 | Model year — 2003 |
| 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 2003 Dodge Durango as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
6 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2003 Durango. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
43 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1D4HS38Z-3 shares the specification above.
- 43 Known VINs
- 1D4HS38Z 73F607289
- 1D4HS38Z 53F608358
- 1D4HS38Z 23F598369
- 1D4HS38Z 73F608717
- 1D4HS38Z 73F605476
- 1D4HS38Z 93F611991
- 1D4HS38Z 93F598370
- 1D4HS38Z 63F609986
- 1D4HS38Z 03F622510
- 1D4HS38Z 13F606039
- 1D4HS38Z X3F603513
- 1D4HS38Z 33F621867
- 1D4HS38Z 83F604577
- 1D4HS38Z 13F609989
- 1D4HS38Z 23F605692
- 1D4HS38Z 63F623130
- 1D4HS38Z 93F605270
- 1D4HS38Z 63F605274
- 1D4HS38Z 73F621869
- 1D4HS38Z 73F609981
- 1D4HS38Z 83F622688
- 1D4HS38Z 43F611977
- 1D4HS38Z 13F606932
- 1D4HS38Z 53F623295
- 1D4HS38Z 23F606910
- 1D4HS38Z 13F621866
- 1D4HS38Z 93F604314
- 1D4HS38Z 33F608794
- 1D4HS38Z 53F598446
- 1D4HS38Z X3F599284
- 1D4HS38Z 03F605979
- 1D4HS38Z 03F623169
- 1D4HS38Z 83F611884
- 1D4HS38Z 03F609739
- 1D4HS38Z 63F605632
- 1D4HS38Z 13F598010
- 1D4HS38Z 13F612830
- 1D4HS38Z 93F623168
- 1D4HS38Z 53F622681
- 1D4HS38Z 83F598022
- 1D4HS38Z 63F598388
- 1D4HS38Z X3F623096
- 1D4HS38Z 83F623131
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Durango, 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.
- 2003 SLT 4.7L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,131 vehicles · $3,995 median
- 2003 SLT 5.9L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 180 vehicles
- 2003 SLT Plus 4.7L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 469 vehicles
- 2003 R/T 5.9L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 75 vehicles
- 2003 SLT Plus 5.9L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 29 vehicles
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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 43 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.