Factory build sheet
2021 Ram 1500 Tradesman
Build 1C6SRECG-M · 3.6L 6cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1C6SRECG and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 1500 whose VIN starts 1C6SRECG and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 177 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 177 known VINs
- 3 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Ram 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
- 3.6 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- 305 hp 36l v6
- Engine manufacturer
- FCA
- Horsepower
- 305 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Cab type
- Extra/Super/Quad/Double/King/Extended
- Manufacturer
- FCA US LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2F
- GVWR
- 7,001–8,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Ram used the VIN pattern 1C6SRECG for 7 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2020 Tradesman 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 300 vehicles code L
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2021 You are here code M
- 2022 Tradesman 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 455 vehicles code N $18,995
- 2023 Tradesman 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 272 vehicles code P $23,999
- 2024 Tradesman 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 785 vehicles code R $28,474
- 2025 Tradesman 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 2,757 vehicles code S $32,521
- 2026 Tradesman 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 1,404 vehicles code T $42,120
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 | 1C6 | FCA US LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | SRECG | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | M | Model year — 2021 |
| 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 2021 Ram 1500 as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
15 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2021 1500. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
177 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1C6SRECG-M shares the specification above.
- 177 Known VINs
- 3 Listed for sale now
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 1500, 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.
Vehicle counts come from the 177 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.