Factory build sheet
2003 Dodge Ram
Build 1D7HU16Z-3 · 5.9L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1D7HU16Z 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 1D7HU16Z and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 47 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 47 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
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
- Four-wheel drive
- 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 1D7HU16Z 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 · 217 vehicles code 2 $10,999
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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 | HU16Z | 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 |
47 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1D7HU16Z-3 shares the specification above.
- 47 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1D7HU16Z 43J508382
- 1D7HU16Z 63J548673
- 1D7HU16Z X3J508306
- 1D7HU16Z 83J548447
- 1D7HU16Z 73J520381
- 1D7HU16Z 13J544966
- 1D7HU16Z 13J550427
- 1D7HU16Z 63J504737
- 1D7HU16Z 73J530019
- 1D7HU16Z 93J511648
- 1D7HU16Z 13J522983
- 1D7HU16Z 53J513316
- 1D7HU16Z 03J549401
- 1D7HU16Z 23J518019
- 1D7HU16Z 53J517267
- 1D7HU16Z X3J532315
- 1D7HU16Z 73J537438
- 1D7HU16Z 03J517631
- 1D7HU16Z 43J539499
- 1D7HU16Z 03J559586
- 1D7HU16Z 93J516610
- 1D7HU16Z 73J558807
- 1D7HU16Z 13J537158
- 1D7HU16Z 03J537300
- 1D7HU16Z 43J501349
- 1D7HU16Z 33J559677
- 1D7HU16Z 43J516532
- 1D7HU16Z 33J501729
- 1D7HU16Z 43J510469
- 1D7HU16Z 83J504450
- 1D7HU16Z 53J532464
- 1D7HU16Z 83J523712
- 1D7HU16Z 93J530071
- 1D7HU16Z 43J548249
- 1D7HU16Z 33J508177
- 1D7HU16Z 03J505253
- 1D7HU16Z 33J550395
- 1D7HU16Z 83J534709
- 1D7HU16Z 43J549367
- 1D7HU16Z 33J558710
- 1D7HU16Z 83J549341
- 1D7HU16Z 63J507752
- 1D7HU16Z X3J550376
- 1D7HU16Z 03J552931
- 1D7HU16Z X3J530094
- 1D7HU16Z 43J552365
- 1D7HU16Z 53J548857
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 47 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.