2006 Dodge Ram 1500: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

132 builds left the factory as a 2006 Ram 1500, 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 2 of 3.

  • 54 main configurations
  • 35,333 vehicles built
  • 376 for sale right now
  • $1,000–$49,933 typical price range

Which Ram 1500 is yours?

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What actually differs

4WD 1D7HU18N-6 4WD 3D7MX48C-6 4WD 3D7KS19D-6 ST
Engine 4.7L 8-cyl 5.9L 6-cyl 5.7L 8-cyl 3.7L 6-cyl
Fuel Gasoline Diesel Gasoline Gasoline
Doors 4-door 4-door 4-door 2-door
Typical price today $6,980 $25,900 $8,995 $7,799
For sale right now 21 11 14 4
Vehicles built 2,250 1,267 1,107 1,084
Same on every 2006 Ram 1500
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Body Pickup

What people actually pay

612 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
4WD 1D7HU18N-6
$6,980
4WD 3D7KS19D-6
$8,995
$3,007 $7,147 $11,286 $15,426 $19,565
Price trend

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

2006 Ram 1500 price history →
Will it hold value?

A Ram 1500 typically keeps about 73% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $10,948 today.

Ram 1500 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 1500

Safety, in plain English

What 1D7HU18P-6 means

1D7 HU18P · 6
1D7
the World Manufacturer Identifier Dodge registered — assembled in the United States
HU18P
together encode the Ram line — Pickup, 4.7L 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
30 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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