Factory build sheet
1998 Dodge Ram
Build 3B7KC22Z-W · 5.9L 8cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3B7KC22Z 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 3B7KC22Z and carries W in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 17 of them.
- Decoded Sep 9, 2026
- 17 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.
Engine
- Displacement
- 5.9 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
- Doors
- 2
- Series
- 2500
- Manufacturer
- CHRYSLER DE MEXICO TOLUCA
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2G
- GVWR
- 8,001–9,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
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 | KC22Z | 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 |
17 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3B7KC22Z-W shares the specification above.
- 17 Known VINs
- 3B7KC22Z 2WG208702
- 3B7KC22Z 2WG106610
- 3B7KC22Z 2WG154480
- 3B7KC22Z 4WG151872
- 3B7KC22Z 9WG104207
- 3B7KC22Z 1WG220100
- 3B7KC22Z 7WG153941
- 3B7KC22Z 2WG137470
- 3B7KC22Z 9WG220118
- 3B7KC22Z 6WG105881
- 3B7KC22Z 0WG107755
- 3B7KC22Z 0WG155840
- 3B7KC22Z 6WG208721
- 3B7KC22Z 5WG138239
- 3B7KC22Z 9WG220104
- 3B7KC22Z 6WG128111
- 3B7KC22Z 8WG222202
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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 17 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.