Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Dodge Ram Chassis Cab

3B6MC36Z2WM229550 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenOct 22, 2024
US
Last seenMay 15, 2026
US
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3B6MC36Z2WM229550
Make
Dodge
Model
Ram Chassis Cab
Model year
1998
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
3B6

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
MC36Z

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
229550

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
DODGE

Prefix basis · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ram Chassis Cab

Prefix basis · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DODGE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Ram Chassis Cab

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 22, 2024 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026USI · Full7OOSVICENTE GOMEZ CASTRO 1042469818DR9/MX
Jul 25, 2025USI · Full2VICENTE GOMEZ CASTRO 1042469818DK9/MX
Mar 12, 2025USI · Full7OOSVICENTE GOMEZ CASTRO 1042469818DR9/MX
Oct 22, 2024USI · Full2VICENTE GOMEZ CASTRO 1042469818DR9/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VICENTE GOMEZ CASTRO1042469Oct 22, 2024May 15, 20264TA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
818DR9MXVICENTE GOMEZ CASTROOct 22, 2024May 15, 20263
818DK9MXVICENTE GOMEZ CASTROJul 25, 2025Jul 25, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026