What is a Dodge build sheet?

A build sheet is the factory's own record of how one specific vehicle was assembled. For a Dodge it lists every sales code — engine, transmission, axle, paint, packages, and options — tied to the VIN.

It's the most reliable way to confirm how a used Charger, Challenger, or Durango was originally configured — far more dependable than a badge or a listing.

What the build sheet shows

Powertrain, trim, exterior and interior colors, wheels, option packages, and dealer-installed-at-factory equipment — the details that explain why two cars with the same model name can feel completely different.

On performance models it separates the genuine hardware — Scat Pack, SRT, Hellcat equipment — from appearance packages that only look the part.

Sales codes explained

Stellantis / FCA vehicles use 3-character factory sales codes on the build sheet. One package code can bundle several smaller features, so reading the sheet carefully tells you what the car actually carries.

Factory data is the baseline, not proof of current condition — wheels, audio, and trim may have changed since delivery, so use the sheet alongside photos and an inspection.

Which code shows the transmission model?

Engine and Transmission · 2015 Dodge Challenger · 384 views · 3 replies Solved

DFV — Identifies the factory-installed transmission model on the vehicle record. Browse Sales Code codes →

Greg S. Mar 17, 2026 · Indiana

Back with another paperwork question about my 2015 Challenger. Ordering a transmission cooler and the vendor's fitment chart splits by transmission model, not just by car, which caught me off guard since the same year could carry different units. My title and registration obviously do not say. Which code on the factory record shows the actual transmission model installed in my car? And is it grouped near the engine lines, or somewhere else on the document? Want to order once, not twice.

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Gary O. Mar 18, 2026 Accepted answer

Powertrain block, usually within a few lines of the engine entry. The transmission carries its own code with an abbreviation naming the unit, which maps directly to what fitment charts ask for. Read it from the record and order with confidence.

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Dan K. Mar 20, 2026

And when the cooler arrives, the transmission also has a physical ID tag if you ever want belt-and-suspenders confirmation. But the record line is accurate on an unswapped car, so paper alone is fine here.

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Greg S. Mar 21, 2026

Found it sitting two lines under the engine entry, exactly as described, with the unit named right in the abbreviation. Cooler ordered in one attempt, which is a personal best for me and this car.

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