Factory build sheet
1997 Dodge Ram
Build 3B7MF33W-V · 8L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3B7MF33W 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 3B7MF33W and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 22 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 22 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 1997 Dodge Ram 8L 8cyl Pickup (102 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
- Four-wheel drive
- 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 3B7MF33W 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 · 35 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 | MF33W | 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 |
22 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3B7MF33W-V shares the specification above.
- 22 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 3B7MF33W 5VM525724
- 3B7MF33W 8VM534708
- 3B7MF33W 1VM573821
- 3B7MF33W 1VM506510
- 3B7MF33W 2VM513515
- 3B7MF33W 8VM578949
- 3B7MF33W 5VM553149
- 3B7MF33W 3VM552338
- 3B7MF33W 6VM525960
- 3B7MF33W XVM569668
- 3B7MF33W 2VM572452
- 3B7MF33W 0VM572353
- 3B7MF33W 3VM578938
- 3B7MF33W 0VM553169
- 3B7MF33W 4VM540196
- 3B7MF33W XVM572439
- 3B7MF33W 8VM530531
- 3B7MF33W 7VM501330
- 3B7MF33W 5VM534357
- 3B7MF33W 8VM523563
- 3B7MF33W 7VM573385
- 3B7MF33W 4VM538240
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 22 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.