Factory build sheet
2003 Dodge Ram
Build 1D3HU18N-3 · 4.7L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1D3HU18N and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Ram whose VIN starts 1D3HU18N and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 24 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 24 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2003 Dodge Ram 4.7L 8cyl Pickup (2,169 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
- 4.7 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
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- 1500
- Manufacturer
- FCA US LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2E
- GVWR
- 6,001–7,000 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 1D3HU18N for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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 | 1D3 | FCA US LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | HU18N | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 3 | Model year — 2003 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
24 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1D3HU18N-3 shares the specification above.
- 24 Known VINs
- 1D3HU18N 53J525462
- 1D3HU18N 53J537420
- 1D3HU18N X3J517714
- 1D3HU18N 83J527254
- 1D3HU18N 53J656844
- 1D3HU18N 13J578093
- 1D3HU18N 33J580038
- 1D3HU18N 63J570104
- 1D3HU18N 23J545135
- 1D3HU18N 63J545056
- 1D3HU18N 03J534697
- 1D3HU18N 53J520942
- 1D3HU18N 43J529874
- 1D3HU18N 43J503792
- 1D3HU18N X3J578092
- 1D3HU18N X3J548168
- 1D3HU18N 33J541627
- 1D3HU18N 03J529838
- 1D3HU18N 13J540301
- 1D3HU18N 23J552084
- 1D3HU18N 43J545251
- 1D3HU18N 63J530802
- 1D3HU18N 63J541475
- 1D3HU18N 83J541414
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 24 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.