Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Dodge Ram

3C63DPGL4CG106968 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
7 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJan 6, 2026
AL
Last seenAug 2, 2026
NC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C63DPGL4CG106968
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
3DPGL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
106968

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
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 · Jan 6, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 2, 2026NCI · Full2HAULING HOTSHOTS LLC 4340628XVL3118/TX
Aug 2, 2026NCI · Full2HAULING HOTSHOTS LLC 4340628XVL3118/TX
Jul 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around0HAULING HOTSHOTS LLC 4340628XVL3118/TX
May 13, 2026TXI · Full3HAULING HOTSHOTS LLC 4340628XVL3118/TX
Apr 23, 2026TNI · Full2OOSHAULING HOTSHOTS LLC 4340628XVL3118/TX
Feb 24, 2026TNI · Full3OOSHAULING HOTSHOTS LLC 434062830210TMP/TX
Jan 6, 2026ALII · Walk-around15OOSHAULING HOTSHOTS LLC 434062830210TMP/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HAULING HOTSHOTS LLC4340628Jan 6, 2026Aug 2, 20267SC
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.
XVL3118TX1HAULING HOTSHOTS LLCApr 23, 2026Aug 2, 20265
30210TMPTXHAULING HOTSHOTS LLCJan 6, 2026Feb 24, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026