Ram VIN Engine Codes

One character of the VIN tells you which engine a Ram left the factory with. On 1981-and-later models it is the 8th character. Find the model year, then the character, below.

Covers these models: 1500, 2500 and 3500. Each engine opens its own spec page.

Decode a VIN

Paste a 17-character VIN to see which engine the vehicle left the factory with.

Which VIN character is the engine code

ModelYearsEngine code is the
15001994–20268th character
2500 and 35001994–20268th character

The VIN tells you what the vehicle left the factory with. Engines get swapped, so check the stamp or label on the engine too.

Ram engine codes by year

YearVIN codeEngineRatedModels
1994Y5.2L / 318 V8220 hp net1500, 2500 and 3500
1994Z/55.9L / 360 V8230 hp net2500 and 3500
1995C5.9L / 359 inline-six diesel175 hp net2500 and 3500
1995W8.0L / 488 V10300 hp net2500 and 3500
1995Y5.2L / 318 V8220 hp net1500, 2500 and 3500
1995Z/55.9L / 360 V8230 hp net2500 and 3500
1996C5.9L / 359 inline-six diesel215 hp net2500 and 3500
1996W8.0L / 488 V10300 hp net2500 and 3500
1996Y5.2L / 318 V8220 hp net1500, 2500 and 3500
1996Z/55.9L / 360 V8230 hp net2500 and 3500
199865.9L / 359 inline-six diesel235 hp net2500 and 3500
1998D5.9L / 359 inline-six diesel215 hp net2500 and 3500
1998W8.0L / 488 V10300 hp net2500 and 3500
1998Y5.2L / 318 V8230 hp net1500
1998Z/55.9L / 360 V8250 hp net2500 and 3500
199965.9L / 359 inline-six diesel235 hp net2500 and 3500
1999W8.0L / 488 V10310 hp net2500 and 3500
1999Y5.2L / 318 V8230 hp net1500
1999Z/55.9L / 360 V8245 hp net2500 and 3500
200165.9L / 359 inline-six diesel235 hp net2500 and 3500
200175.9L / 359 inline-six diesel245 hp net2500 and 3500
2001W8.0L / 488 V10310 hp net2500 and 3500
2001Y5.2L / 318 V8230 hp net1500
2001Z/55.9L / 360 V8245 hp net2500 and 3500
200365.9L / 359 inline-six diesel250 hp net2500 and 3500
2003C5.9L / 359 inline-six diesel305 hp net2500 and 3500
2003D5.7L / 345 V8345 hp net1500, 2500 and 3500
2003N/J4.7L / 287 V8235 hp net1500
2003W8.0L / 488 V10310 hp net2500 and 3500
2003Z5.9L / 360 V8245 hp net1500
2006C5.9L / 359 inline-six diesel325 hp net2500 and 3500
2006D/25.7L / 345 V8—2500 and 3500
2006H8.3L / 505 V10500 hp net1500
2008A6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel350 hp net2500 and 3500
2008D/2/55.7L / 345 V8—2500 and 3500
2008N4.7L / 287 V8310 hp net1500
2009L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel350 hp net2500 and 3500
2009T5.7L / 345 V8355 hp net2500 and 3500
2010L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel350 hp net2500 and 3500
2010P4.7L / 287 V8310 hp net1500
2010T5.7L / 345 V8390 hp net1500, 2500 and 3500
2011L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel350 hp net2500 and 3500
2011P4.7L / 287 V8310 hp net1500
2011T5.7L / 345 V8390 hp net1500, 2500 and 3500
2012K3.7L / 226 V6215 hp net1500
2012L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel350 hp net2500 and 3500
2012P4.7L / 287 V8310 hp net1500
2012T5.7L / 345 V8390 hp net1500, 2500 and 3500
2013G3.6L / 220 V6305 hp net1500
2013L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel370 hp net2500 and 3500
2013P4.7L / 287 V8310 hp net1500
2013T5.7L / 345 V8395 hp net1500, 2500 and 3500
2015D/M3.0L / 182 V6 diesel240 hp net1500
2015G3.6L / 220 V6305 hp net1500
2015J6.4L / 392 V8410 hp net2500 and 3500
2015L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel370 hp net2500 and 3500
2015T5.7L / 345 V8395 hp net1500, 2500 and 3500
201625.7L / 345 V8383 hp net2500 and 3500
2016D/M3.0L / 182 V6 diesel240 hp net1500
2016G3.6L / 220 V6305 hp net1500
2016J6.4L / 392 V8410 hp net2500 and 3500
2016L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel370 hp net2500 and 3500
2016T5.7L / 345 V8395 hp net1500, 2500 and 3500
2017G3.6L / 220 V6305 hp net1500
2017J6.4L / 392 V8410 hp net2500 and 3500
2017L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel370 hp net2500 and 3500
2017M3.0L / 182 V6 diesel240 hp net1500
2017T5.7L / 345 V8395 hp net1500, 2500 and 3500
2018G3.6L / 220 V6305 hp net1500
2018J6.4L / 392 V8410 hp net2500 and 3500
2018L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel370 hp net2500 and 3500
2018M3.0L / 182 V6 diesel240 hp net1500
2018T5.7L / 345 V8395 hp net1500, 2500 and 3500
2019G3.6L / 220 V6305 hp net1500
2019J6.4L / 392 V8410 hp net2500 and 3500
2019L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel370 hp net2500 and 3500
2019M3.0L / 182 V6 diesel240 hp net1500
2019T5.7L / 345 V8395 hp net1500
2020G3.6L / 220 V6305 hp net1500
2020J6.4L / 392 V8410 hp net2500 and 3500
2020L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel370 hp net2500 and 3500
2020M3.0L / 182 V6 diesel260 hp net1500
2020T5.7L / 345 V8395 hp net1500
202196.2L / 376 V8 supercharged702 hp net1500
2021G3.6L / 220 V6305 hp net1500
2021J6.4L / 392 V8410 hp net2500 and 3500
2021L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel—2500 and 3500
2021M3.0L / 182 V6 diesel260 hp net1500
2021T5.7L / 345 V8395 hp net1500
202296.2L / 376 V8 supercharged702 hp net1500
2022G3.6L / 220 V6305 hp net1500
2022J6.4L / 392 V8410 hp net2500 and 3500
2022L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel370 hp net2500 and 3500
2022M3.0L / 182 V6 diesel260 hp net1500
2022T5.7L / 345 V8395 hp net1500
202396.2L / 376 V8 supercharged702 hp net1500
2023G3.6L / 220 V6305 hp net1500
2023J6.4L / 392 V8410 hp net2500 and 3500
2023L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel370 hp net2500 and 3500
2023M3.0L / 182 V6 diesel260 hp net1500
2023T5.7L / 345 V8395 hp net1500
202496.2L / 376 V8 supercharged702 hp net1500
2024G3.6L / 220 V6305 hp net1500
2024J6.4L / 392 V8410 hp net2500 and 3500
2024L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel370 hp net2500 and 3500
2024T5.7L / 345 V8395 hp net1500
2025G3.6L / 220 V6305 hp net1500
2025J6.4L / 392 V8405 hp net2500 and 3500
2025L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel430 hp net2500 and 3500
2026G3.6L / 220 V6305 hp net1500
2026J6.4L / 392 V8405 hp net2500 and 3500
2026L6.7L / 408 inline-six diesel430 hp net2500 and 3500
2026T5.7L / 345 V8395 hp net1500

Years without a row are not yet confirmed.

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