Factory build sheet
2008 Honda Ridgeline RTX
Build 2HJYK163-8 · 3.5L 6cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 2HJYK163 and position 10 reads 8. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Ridgeline whose VIN starts 2HJYK163 and carries 8 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,033 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,033 known VINs
- 11 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Honda 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
- 3.5 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 212
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- J35A9
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 247 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 5
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Cab type
- Extra/Super/Quad/Double/King/Extended
- Series
- Monocoque Chassis - Double Cab
- Manufacturer
- HONDA OF CANADA MFG., A DIVISION OF HONDA CANADA INC.
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.
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.
$7,995 median asking price · 19 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 19 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Honda used the VIN pattern 2HJYK163 for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2007 RTX 3.5L 6cyl Pickup · 1,349 vehicles code 7 $6,499
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2008 You are here code 8 $7,995
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 | 2HJ | HONDA OF CANADA MFG., A DIVISION OF HONDA CANADA INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | YK163 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 8 | Model year — 2008 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2008 Honda Ridgeline as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
10 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2008 Ridgeline. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
1,033 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 2HJYK163-8 shares the specification above.
- 1,033 Known VINs
- 11 Listed for sale now
- 19 Priced listings
- $7,995 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
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 Ridgeline, 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.
Prices are asking prices from 19 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 1,033 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.