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.

Can a VIN identify R/T, SXT, GT, or SRT trim?

Trims and Packages · 2017 Dodge Charger · 412 views · 3 replies Solved

A6X — Identifies a trim and appearance group referenced on the vehicle record. Browse Sales Code codes →

Carlos V. Nov 21, 2025 · Florida

My 2017 Charger is an SXT, and while daydreaming about upgrading I have been decoding VINs from a bunch of online listings. Sometimes the decode spells out the trim beautifully and other times it just says Charger and shrugs. So what is the real answer: can a VIN by itself reliably identify R/T versus SXT versus GT versus SRT trim on these cars? Or are some trims folded together in the VIN with the difference recorded only in the factory equipment data? Trying to window-shop smarter here.

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Vicki L. Nov 22, 2025

Mostly yes with caveats. Positions six through eight carry the trim and engine story, and R/T versus SXT versus SRT decode distinctly. The caveat is package-on-trim situations, where the VIN gives the base trim and the package lives only in the equipment record.

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Gary O. Nov 24, 2025 Accepted answer

Practical rule for shopping: VIN decode for the floor, equipment listing for the ceiling. The VIN tells you what the car is at minimum, the factory record tells you everything bolted on top. Never pay package money based on the VIN alone.

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Carlos V. Nov 24, 2025

Floor and ceiling, stealing that. Decoded three listings tonight and one so-called GT is decoding as an SXT, so the method already paid for itself.

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