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.

Dodge Hornet Build Sheet, Trim, and Options

The Hornet is Dodge's newest model and its first genuinely new nameplate in years: a compact performance crossover that revives a storied badge for the small-SUV era.

It is also the most international Dodge in the showroom. The Hornet is built in Italy on a Stellantis platform shared with the Alfa Romeo Tonale, which is why its VIN opens with a Z instead of the familiar 1 or 2.

Under the shared skin sit two very different drivetrains. The GT uses a 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder, while the R/T is a plug-in hybrid that pairs a turbo engine with an electric motor and a battery you can charge.

That split matters for shoppers, because the two versions differ in fueling, maintenance, weight, and driving character, and a listing photo will not tell you which one you are looking at.

The build record will. Enter the 17-character VIN in the lookup on our home page and the site retrieves the factory build sheet and equipment listing for that exact Hornet.

Because the Hornet is a Stellantis product through and through, its record uses the same three-character sales-code system as every other modern Mopar, covering drivetrain, paint, and option content line by line.

Packages are where Hornet trims blur. Sport-focused track equipment, blacked-out appearance groups, and technology bundles with additional driver assistance were offered on top of the base trims.

Early-production vehicles make verification more useful, not less. Feature availability shifted between the first model years, so what a given trim included depends on when the car was built, and the record answers per VIN.

For the plug-in R/T, the equipment listing also documents the hybrid-specific hardware, which is worth confirming along with charging equipment when you buy used.

Shoppers comparing a Hornet to its Alfa Romeo cousin should remember the platform is shared but the equipment mix is not identical, and the build sheet states exactly what the Dodge version carries.

As these cars come off lease, the used market will fill with examples that look alike and are optioned differently. The lookup is how you find the well-equipped ones.

Since the model is new, records are complete and current, making this one of the easiest Dodges to document; our Dodge Equipment Listing by VIN guide shows how to read the full inventory.

If you are new to VIN work entirely, the Dodge VIN Decoder overview explains what the number itself reveals before the build sheet takes over.

A new nameplate means no received wisdom to lean on. For the Hornet, the factory record is the received wisdom.