Please check notes in each part listing to ensure the Hood Latch Assembly is correct for your 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP with a 5.2L 318 engine. VARIOUS MFR & DORMAN are competing brands, and each brand's Hood Latch Assembly may be interchangeable. Special restrictions like "California only" or "with sport package" may indicate a Hood Latch Assembly fits only certain 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP models.

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