Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Dodge Ram

3C63DRNL7CG209896 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seenOct 10, 2023
PA
Last seenMar 28, 2026
NJ
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C63DRNL7CG209896
Make
Dodge
Model
Ram
Model year
2012
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
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
3C6

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3DRNL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
209896

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 · 9 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ram

Prefix basis · 9 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DODGE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Ram

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Pickup

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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 10, 2023 – Mar 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 28, 2026NJI · Full6OOSGAS TREES SPADE SERVICE LLC 3586354XJFD53/NJ
May 2, 2024NJIII · Driver-only1OOSGAS TREES SPADE SERVICE LLC 3586354XJFD53/NJ
Nov 8, 2023NYIII · Driver-only5OOSGAS TREES SPADE SERVICE LLC 3586354XJFD53/NJ
Oct 10, 2023PAI · Full4OOSGAS TREES SPADE SERVICE LLC 3586354XJFD53/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GAS TREES SPADE SERVICE LLC3586354Oct 10, 2023Mar 28, 20264NJ
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.
XJFD53NJGAS TREES SPADE SERVICE LLCOct 10, 2023Mar 28, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026