Factory build sheet
2003 Dodge Ram
Build 1D7HA16Z-3 · 5.9L 8cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1D7HA16Z 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 1D7HA16Z and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 37 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 37 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
- 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 1D7HA16Z for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2002 5.9L 8cyl Pickup · 117 vehicles code 2
-
2003 You are here code 3
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 | 1D7 | FCA US LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | HA16Z | 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 |
37 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1D7HA16Z-3 shares the specification above.
- 37 Known VINs
- 1D7HA16Z 13J504606
- 1D7HA16Z 43J522663
- 1D7HA16Z 33J556660
- 1D7HA16Z 63J530215
- 1D7HA16Z 83J525095
- 1D7HA16Z 03J544322
- 1D7HA16Z 53J553582
- 1D7HA16Z X3J532002
- 1D7HA16Z 13J501625
- 1D7HA16Z X3J546644
- 1D7HA16Z 23J550803
- 1D7HA16Z 93J536283
- 1D7HA16Z 63J547032
- 1D7HA16Z X3J554470
- 1D7HA16Z X3J540861
- 1D7HA16Z X3J502322
- 1D7HA16Z 23J558559
- 1D7HA16Z 73J547122
- 1D7HA16Z 33J545772
- 1D7HA16Z 03J518433
- 1D7HA16Z 53J518380
- 1D7HA16Z 23J559405
- 1D7HA16Z 03J545972
- 1D7HA16Z 53J543148
- 1D7HA16Z 63J532028
- 1D7HA16Z X3J558468
- 1D7HA16Z 33J532018
- 1D7HA16Z 13J553272
- 1D7HA16Z 63J519652
- 1D7HA16Z 33J532021
- 1D7HA16Z 23J562417
- 1D7HA16Z 83J512475
- 1D7HA16Z 93J532234
- 1D7HA16Z 63J502415
- 1D7HA16Z X3J549009
- 1D7HA16Z 33J516370
- 1D7HA16Z 03J524877
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 37 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.