Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Ram 3500

3C63RRJL1GG365512 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenApr 18, 2025
CA
Last seenJun 30, 2026
OR
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C63RRJL1GG365512
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2016
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
3RRJL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
365512

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 · 1,045 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 1,045 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
2016

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 18, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026ORII · Walk-around3OOSSMG COMMUNICATIONS INC 387620076420P3CA/CA
May 6, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0SMG COMMUNICATIONS INC 38762007620P3/CA
Mar 25, 2026ORIII · Driver-only2SMG COMMUNICATIONS INC 387620076420P3/CA
Apr 18, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0SMG COMMUNICATIONS INC 387620076420P3/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMG COMMUNICATIONS INC3876200Apr 18, 2025Jun 30, 20264CA
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.
76420P3CACA1SMG COMMUNICATIONS INCJun 30, 2026Jun 30, 20261
7620P3CASMG COMMUNICATIONS INCMay 6, 2026May 6, 20261
76420P3CASMG COMMUNICATIONS INCApr 18, 2025Mar 25, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026