Factory build sheet
1997 Dodge Ram
Build 3B7MC33W-V · 8L 8cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3B7MC33W and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Ram whose VIN starts 3B7MC33W and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 30 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 30 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 1997 Dodge Ram 8L 8cyl Pickup (37 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
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
- 8 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Series
- 3500
- Manufacturer
- CHRYSLER DE MEXICO TOLUCA
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 3
- GVWR
- 10,001–14,000 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 3B7MC33W for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 1996 8L 8cyl Pickup · 34 vehicles code T
-
1997 You are here code V
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 | 3B7 | CHRYSLER DE MEXICO TOLUCA · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | MC33W | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | V | Model year — 1997 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
30 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3B7MC33W-V shares the specification above.
- 30 Known VINs
- 3B7MC33W 5VM525389
- 3B7MC33W 7VM533588
- 3B7MC33W 2VM518688
- 3B7MC33W XVM539675
- 3B7MC33W XVM531026
- 3B7MC33W 4VM512133
- 3B7MC33W 8VM527993
- 3B7MC33W 4VM536948
- 3B7MC33W 2VM517685
- 3B7MC33W 8VM582184
- 3B7MC33W 9VM591928
- 3B7MC33W 0VM502490
- 3B7MC33W 4VM574051
- 3B7MC33W 1VM531299
- 3B7MC33W 3VM522782
- 3B7MC33W 1VM514390
- 3B7MC33W 1VM598162
- 3B7MC33W 6VM505085
- 3B7MC33W 8VM538668
- 3B7MC33W 4VM598415
- 3B7MC33W 7VM537530
- 3B7MC33W 8VM582220
- 3B7MC33W 4VM547318
- 3B7MC33W 2VM537452
- 3B7MC33W 0VM516647
- 3B7MC33W 5VM503277
- 3B7MC33W 5VM517695
- 3B7MC33W XVM512184
- 3B7MC33W 4VM529675
- 3B7MC33W 7VM525359
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Ram, 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 30 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.