Factory build sheet

2018 Dodge Durango Special Service

Build 1C4RDJFG-J · 3.6L 6cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1C4RDJFG and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Durango whose VIN starts 1C4RDJFG and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 87 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 87 known VINs
  • 3 listed for sale now

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
3.6 L
Cylinders
6
Configuration
V-Shaped
Engine model
293 hp 36l v6
Engine manufacturer
FCA
Horsepower
295 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
All-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
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.

The same build, other model years

Dodge used the VIN pattern 1C4RDJFG for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

$17,990 2019 $14,900 2020 $21,995 2021

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 1C4 FCA US LLC · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 RDJFG Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 J Model year — 2018
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 2018 Dodge Durango as a whole rather than this build alone.

Overall

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

Frontal crash

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

Side crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Rollover

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

5 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 Durango. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

87 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 1C4RDJFG-J shares the specification above.

  • 87 Known VINs
  • 3 Listed for sale now

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.

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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 87 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.