2006 Dodge Ram 3500: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

132 builds left the factory as a 2006 Ram 3500, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 54 main configurations sell for $1,000–$49,933 today. Page 1 of 3.

  • 54 main configurations
  • 35,326 vehicles built
  • 378 for sale right now
  • $1,000–$49,933 typical price range

Which Ram 3500 is yours?

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What actually differs

4WD 1D7HU182-6 Base configuration 4WD 3D7KS28C-6 4WD 3D7KS29C-6
Engine 5.7L 8-cyl 5.7L 8-cyl 5.9L 6-cyl 5.9L 6-cyl
Fuel Gasoline Gasoline Diesel Diesel
Typical price today $7,489 $7,000 $18,000 $19,390
For sale right now 42 16 37 26
Vehicles built 5,619 2,752 2,251 1,929
Same on every 2006 Ram 3500
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Body Pickup
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

612 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
4WD 1D7HU182-6
$7,489
Base configuration
$7,000
4WD 3D7KS28C-6
$18,000
4WD 3D7KS29C-6
$19,390
4WD 3D7LX38C-6
$20,995
4WD 3D7LX39C-6
$18,990
$970 $13,585 $26,201 $38,816 $51,431
Price trend

Median down $3,000 over the last 7 months.

2006 Ram 3500 price history →
Will it hold value?

A Ram 3500 typically keeps about 74% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $10,948 today.

Ram 3500 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 2006 Ram 3500

Safety, in plain English

What 3D3KS28D-6 means

3D3 KS28D · 6
3D3
the World Manufacturer Identifier Dodge registered — assembled in Mexico
KS28D
together encode the Ram line — Pickup, 5.7L 8cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Dodge filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
6
in position 10 — model year 2006
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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