2004 Dodge Ram: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

110 builds left the factory as a 2004 Ram, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 37 main configurations sell for $1,599–$70,000 today. Page 1 of 3.

  • 37 main configurations
  • 25,059 vehicles built
  • 254 for sale right now
  • $1,599–$70,000 typical price range

Which Ram is yours?

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What actually differs

4WD Base configuration 1D7HA18D-4 Base configuration 1D7HA16D-4 Base configuration 1D7HA16N-4
Engine 5.7L 8-cyl 5.7L 8-cyl 5.7L 8-cyl 4.7L 8-cyl
Typical price today $6,970 $6,995 $13,799 $6,500
For sale right now 43 27 12 14
Vehicles built 6,712 4,648 948 909
Same on every 2004 Ram
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup

What people actually pay

392 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
4WD 1D7HU18D-4
$6,970
Base configuration 1D7HA18D-4
$6,995
Base configuration 1D7HA16D-4
$13,799
4WD 3D7LU38C-4
$15,995
Base configuration 3D7KA28C-4
$15,530
SRT-10 RWD
$40,393
$1,551 $19,188 $36,826 $54,463 $72,100
Price trend

Median up $1,500 over the last 6 months.

2004 Ram price history →
Will it hold value?

A Ram typically keeps about 84% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $11,644 today.

Ram depreciation by year →
Cost to run

14/19 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,910/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2004 Ram

Safety, in plain English

What 3D7MU46C-4 means

3D7 MU46C · 4
3D7
the World Manufacturer Identifier Dodge registered — assembled in Mexico
MU46C
together encode the Ram line — Pickup, 5.9L 6cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Dodge filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
4
in position 10 — model year 2004
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
29 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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