Factory build sheet
1997 Dodge Viper RT/10, GTS Coupe
Build 1B3ER69E-V · 8L 10cyl · Rear-wheel drive · Coupe
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1B3ER69E and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Viper whose VIN starts 1B3ER69E and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 112 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 112 known VINs
- 12 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
- 8 L
- Cylinders
- 10
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- 450 hp 8l v10
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Rear-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Coupe
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Manufacturer
- FCA US LLC
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$93,900 median asking price · 20 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $87,995 Top 2% of listings $119,995
The same build, other model years
Dodge used the VIN pattern 1B3ER69E for 7 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 1996 RT/10, GTS Coupe 8L 10cyl Coupe · 84 vehicles code T $97,995
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1997 You are here code V $93,900
- 1998 RT/10, GTS Coupe 8L 10cyl Coupe · 44 vehicles code W $71,298
- 1999 RT/10, GTS Coupe 8L 10cyl Coupe · 49 vehicles code X $114,970
- 2000 RT/10, GTS Coupe 8L 10cyl Coupe · 69 vehicles code Y $90,677
- 2001 RT/10, GTS Coupe 8L 10cyl Coupe · 69 vehicles code 1 $80,673
- 2002 GTS 8L 10cyl Coupe · 85 vehicles code 2 $115,988
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 | 1B3 | FCA US LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | ER69E | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | V | Model year — 1997 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
112 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1B3ER69E-V shares the specification above.
- 112 Known VINs
- 12 Listed for sale now
- 20 Priced listings
- $93,900 Median asking
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Viper, 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.
- 1998 RT/10, GTS Coupe 8L 10-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · RWD 24 vehicles
- 1998 RT/10, GTS Coupe 8L 10-cyl · RWD 44 vehicles · $71,298 median
- 1999 RT/10, GTS Coupe 8L 10-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · RWD 51 vehicles · $64,700 median
- 2000 RT/10, GTS Coupe 8L 10-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · RWD 95 vehicles · $55,000 median
- 2001 RT/10, GTS Coupe 8L 10-cyl · RWD 69 vehicles · $80,673 median
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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.
Prices are asking prices from 20 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 112 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.