Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ram 3500

3C63RRHL7JG342989 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections25
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 25
First seenAug 18, 2023
AL
Last seenJun 10, 2026
IL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C63RRHL7JG342989
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2018
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
3RRHL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
342989

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
RAM

Prefix basis · 2,036 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 2,036 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
RAM

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
3500

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 18, 2023 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026ILI · Full2RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Jan 8, 2026LAI · Full0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Nov 28, 2025TXI · Full0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Nov 24, 2025TNI · Full0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Nov 12, 2025MSI · Full1RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Aug 8, 2025TXI · Full0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Jun 12, 2025MOII · Walk-around2RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Jun 5, 2025MSI · Full0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
May 2, 2025TXI · Full0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Mar 10, 2025OHII · Walk-around0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Feb 13, 2025TXI · Full0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Sep 9, 2024TNI · Full0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Sep 9, 2024KYI · Full0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Aug 17, 2024MOI · Full0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Aug 16, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Aug 13, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Jun 19, 2024KYI · Full0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Jun 14, 2024TNI · Full0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Jun 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around1RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Feb 8, 2024MOI · Full2RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Nov 17, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Oct 19, 2023TNI · Full0RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Sep 8, 2023SCI · Full2RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Aug 19, 2023MOI · Full1RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
Aug 18, 2023ALI · Full2RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC 4031618K176983/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLC4031618Aug 18, 2023Jun 10, 202625TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
K176983TXRG HOTSHOT TRANSPORT LLCAug 18, 2023Jun 10, 202625
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026