Factory build sheet
1997 Dodge Ram 1500
Build 3D7HC13Y-V
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3D7HC13Y and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Ram 1500 whose VIN starts 3D7HC13Y and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1 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.
Body & chassis
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Manufacturer
- CHRYSLER DE MEXICO TOLUCA
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 | 3D7 | CHRYSLER DE MEXICO TOLUCA · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | HC13Y | 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 |
1 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3D7HC13Y-V shares the specification above.
- 1 Known VINs
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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 1 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.