Enter the 17-character VIN of your RAM 1500 to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter the 17-character VIN of a RAM 1500 and the decoder returns the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Our data for the RAM 1500 runs from model year 2010 to the present, since it is still built, and lists 15 versions, among them the Regular Cab (DS), the Quad Cab Long (DT) and the Crew Cab (DT, facelift 2024). Power in our data spans 215 to 702 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owners, and that kind of information comes from a paid vehicle history report. On a RAM 1500 you are looking at, compare the decoded year and manufacturer with the VIN plate and the registration papers, and check that the cab type on the papers matches the truck in front of you.
2010 - present
Production years
215 - 702 hp
Power
-
Body styles
15
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAM 1500 Crew Cab (DS) | 2010 - 2012 | - | 310 - 390 hp |
| RAM 1500 Quad Cab (DS) | 2010 - 2012 | - | 215 - 390 hp |
| RAM 1500 Regular Cab (DS) | 2010 - 2012 | - | 215 - 390 hp |
| RAM 1500 Regular Cab Long (DS) | 2010 - 2012 | - | 215 - 390 hp |
| RAM 1500 Crew Cab (DS, facelift 2013) | 2013 - 2018 | - | 240 - 395 hp |
| RAM 1500 Crew Cab Short (DS, facelift 2013) | 2013 - 2018 | - | 240 - 395 hp |
| RAM 1500 Quad Cab (DS, facelift 2013) | 2013 - 2018 | - | 240 - 395 hp |
| RAM 1500 Regular Cab (DS, facelift 2013) | 2013 - 2018 | - | 305 - 395 hp |
| RAM 1500 Regular Cab Long (DS, facelift 2013) | 2013 - 2018 | - | 240 - 395 hp |
| RAM 1500 Crew Cab (DT) | 2018 - 2024 | - | 260 - 702 hp |
| RAM 1500 Crew Cab Long (DT) | 2018 - 2024 | - | 305 - 395 hp |
| RAM 1500 Quad Cab Long (DT) | 2018 - 2024 | - | 305 - 395 hp |
| RAM 1500 Crew Cab (DT, facelift 2024) | 2024 - 2022 | - | 305 - 540 hp |
| RAM 1500 Crew Cab Long (DT, facelift 2024) | 2024 - 2020 | - | 420 - 540 hp |
| RAM 1500 Quad Cab Long (DT, facelift 2024) | 2024 - present | - | 305 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the RAM 1500, with model years 2010 - present in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 2010 - present across 15 versions of the RAM 1500. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the RAM 1500 the characters to expect are A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023), R (2024), S (2025), T (2026).
15 versions, with power up to 702 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the model year, and that helps you rule out versions, for example those named facelift 2013 or facelift 2024. Then match the cab type (Regular Cab, Quad Cab or Crew Cab) and the DS or DT code against the registration papers.
Read all 17 characters on the plate and check them one by one against the papers. The 10th character is the model year and the 11th the plant, so both should fit what the documents say. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so if you see one, something was misread or altered.
It reads only the VIN, so it shows the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture and nothing about the truck's past. Accidents, mileage, theft and previous owners are not stored in the VIN, and the decoder will not tell you where a particular truck sits in the 215 to 702 hp range.