1997 Dodge Ram: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
43 builds left the factory as a 1997 Ram, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.
- 26 main configurations
- 5,210 vehicles built
- 43 for sale right now
Which Ram 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.
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Most common — 12% of 1997 Rams
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What actually differs
| 4WD 3B7HF13Z-V | Base configuration 3B7HC13Y-V | 4WD 3B7HF13Y-V | Base configuration 3B7HC13Z-V | |
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| Engine | 5.9L 8-cyl | 5.2L 8-cyl | 5.2L 8-cyl | 5.9L 8-cyl |
| Typical price today | $5,947 | — | $4,548 | — |
| For sale right now | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Vehicles built | 623 | 581 | 405 | 396 |
Same on every 1997 Ram
- Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
- Fuel Gasoline
- Body Pickup
Safety, in plain English
What 1B7KF26D-V means
1B7
KF26D
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V
- 1B7
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Dodge registered — assembled in the United States
- KF26D
- together encode the Ram line — Pickup, 5.9L 6cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Dodge filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- V
- in position 10 — model year 1997
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
17 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- 8L 8cyl Pickup 1B7KC26W-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 5.9L 6cyl Pickup 1B7MC36D-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 5.9L 6cyl Pickup 1B7MF36D-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 187HF137-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 387HF13Z-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 5.2L 8cyl Pickup 1B7HC16Y-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 8L 8cyl Pickup 1B7MF36W-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 5.9L 8cyl Pickup 3B7HF137-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 8L 8cyl Pickup 1B7MC36W-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 5.9L 8cyl 1B78F16Z-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Long BED 187HF16Y-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 5.2L 8cyl 1B7NC13Y-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 5.9L 8cyl Pickup 3B7MC335-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 5.9L 6cyl Pickup 1B7KC26D-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 5.9L 8cyl Pickup 1B7HF13Z-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 5.9L 8cyl Pickup 1B7MF365-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 3D7HC13Y-V Fewer than 20 known vehicles
Already looking at a specific Ram?
Paste its VIN — we’ll open that exact car’s page: its configuration, market position and every listing we’ve tracked.