Factory build sheet
1998 Dodge Ram
Build 1B7MF33W-W · 8L 10cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1B7MF33W 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 1B7MF33W and carries W in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 32 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 32 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 1998 Dodge Ram 8L 10cyl Pickup (193 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
- Four-wheel drive
- 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 1B7MF33W for 3 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 · 32 vehicles code X
- 2001 8L 10cyl Pickup · 31 vehicles code 1
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 | MF33W | 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 |
32 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1B7MF33W-W shares the specification above.
- 32 Known VINs
- 1B7MF33W 8WJ179389
- 1B7MF33W 5WJ160217
- 1B7MF33W 5WJ160590
- 1B7MF33W 0WJ109949
- 1B7MF33W 3WJ125370
- 1B7MF33W 2WJ125425
- 1B7MF33W 9WJ169695
- 1B7MF33W 1WJ171490
- 1B7MF33W 5WJ171458
- 1B7MF33W 4WJ189093
- 1B7MF33W 5WJ108599
- 1B7MF33W 6WJ171582
- 1B7MF33W 4WJ134644
- 1B7MF33W XWJ124989
- 1B7MF33W 7WJ164835
- 1B7MF33W 6WJ225754
- 1B7MF33W 1WJ131989
- 1B7MF33W 0WJ159458
- 1B7MF33W 2WJ125067
- 1B7MF33W XWJ169706
- 1B7MF33W 7WJ252994
- 1B7MF33W 8WJ134646
- 1B7MF33W 1WJ235544
- 1B7MF33W 7WJ160235
- 1B7MF33W 7WJ230364
- 1B7MF33W 4WJ133154
- 1B7MF33W XWJ171567
- 1B7MF33W 6WJ125380
- 1B7MF33W 4WJ171547
- 1B7MF33W 3WJ188758
- 1B7MF33W 0WJ175935
- 1B7MF33W XWJ188403
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 32 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.