Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Dodge Ram

3D7MX48L39G538368 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenAug 17, 2023
MO
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3D7MX48L39G538368
Make
Dodge
Model
Ram
Model year
2009
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
MX48L

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
538368

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 · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ram

Prefix basis · 14 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
2009

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 · Aug 17, 2023 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026TXI · Full2HOT ROD'S EXPRESS LLC 35597413KX002/OK
Feb 7, 2026OKI · Full1HOT ROD'S EXPRESS LLC 35597413KX002/OK
Jan 5, 2026ALII · Walk-around1OOSHOT ROD'S EXPRESS LLC 35597413KX002/OK
Sep 22, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0HOT ROD'S EXPRESS LLC 35597413KX002/OK
Mar 6, 2025COI · Full2HOT ROD'S EXPRESS LLC 35597413KX002/OK
Apr 17, 2024FLII · Walk-around1HOT ROD'S EXPRESS LLC 3559741KNL920/OK
Nov 3, 2023KSI · Full1HOT ROD'S EXPRESS LLC 35597413FN388/OK
Aug 17, 2023MOI · Full0HOT ROD'S EXPRESS LLC 35597413FN388/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOT ROD'S EXPRESS LLC3559741Aug 17, 2023Feb 26, 20268OK
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.
3KX002OKHOT ROD'S EXPRESS LLCMar 6, 2025Feb 26, 20265
KNL920OKHOT ROD'S EXPRESS LLCApr 17, 2024Apr 17, 20241
3FN388OKHOT ROD'S EXPRESS LLCAug 17, 2023Nov 3, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026