Factory build sheet
1998 Dodge Ram
Build 1B7MC33W-W · 8L 10cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1B7MC33W and position 10 reads W. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Ram whose VIN starts 1B7MC33W and carries W in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 27 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 27 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 1998 Dodge Ram 8L 10cyl Pickup (53 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
- 10
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Doors
- 4
- Cab type
- Extra/Super/Quad/Double/King/Extended
- Series
- 3500
- Manufacturer
- FCA US LLC
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 1B7MC33W for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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1998 You are here code W
- 1999 8L 10cyl Pickup · 30 vehicles code X
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 | 1B7 | FCA US LLC · 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 | W | Model year — 1998 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
27 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1B7MC33W-W shares the specification above.
- 27 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1B7MC33W 8WJ177893
- 1B7MC33W 8WJ125857
- 1B7MC33W 3WJ122591
- 1B7MC33W 6WJ198886
- 1B7MC33W XWJ198910
- 1B7MC33W 5WJ186423
- 1B7MC33W 8WJ198971
- 1B7MC33W 3WJ168096
- 1B7MC33W XWJ216659
- 1B7MC33W 5WJ186454
- 1B7MC33W 1WJ213357
- 1B7MC33W 2WJ170938
- 1B7MC33W 8WJ132369
- 1B7MC33W 1WJ186435
- 1B7MC33W 3WJ238079
- 1B7MC33W 9WJ171004
- 1B7MC33W 2WJ168090
- 1B7MC33W 1WJ197516
- 1B7MC33W 4WJ170987
- 1B7MC33W XWJ160027
- 1B7MC33W 8WJ170975
- 1B7MC33W 5WJ168102
- 1B7MC33W 3WJ225655
- 1B7MC33W XWJ230576
- 1B7MC33W 4WJ159648
- 1B7MC33W 3WJ168079
- 1B7MC33W 2WJ168073
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 27 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.