Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Dodge Ram

3D7ML48A88G232131 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 23, 2024
TN
Last seenNov 19, 2025
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3D7ML48A88G232131
Make
Dodge
Model
Ram
Model year
2008
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
3D7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ML48A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
232131

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 · 27 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ram

Prefix basis · 27 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
2008

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 23, 2024 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0CAROLINA LOGISTICS INC 23555701205974/AL
Jul 22, 2025TNI · Full6OOSCAROLINA LOGISTICS INC 235557012005974/AL
Jun 17, 2025TNI · Full0CAROLINA LOGISTICS INC 23555701205974/AL
Oct 24, 2024MOI · Full0CAROLINA LOGISTICS INC 23555701205974/AL
Oct 23, 2024TNI · Full0CAROLINA LOGISTICS INC 23555701205974/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAROLINA LOGISTICS INC2355570Oct 23, 2024Nov 19, 20255SC
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.
1205974ALCAROLINA LOGISTICS INCOct 23, 2024Nov 19, 20254
12005974ALCAROLINA LOGISTICS INCJul 22, 2025Jul 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026