Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Dodge Ram

3C63DRALXCG166290 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 16
First seenJun 12, 2023
AZ
Last seenJul 9, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C63DRALXCG166290
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
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
3DRAL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
166290

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Jun 12, 2023 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0ALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
May 18, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1ALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
Mar 31, 2026AZI · Full1ALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
Mar 5, 2026AZI · Full5OOSALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
Aug 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around2ALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
Jun 4, 2025COI · Full1OOSALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
Dec 11, 2024AZI · Full0ALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
Aug 30, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0ALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
Jul 11, 2024AZII · Walk-around5OOSALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
May 15, 2024UTI · Full3OOSALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
Mar 18, 2024AZII · Walk-around3ALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
Sep 6, 2023AZI · Full1ALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
Jul 13, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0ALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
Jun 22, 2023AZII · Walk-around4ALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
Jun 19, 2023AZI · Full5OOSALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
Jun 12, 2023AZII · Walk-around12OOSALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC 398430172820N3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLC3984301Jun 12, 2023Jul 9, 202616CA
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.
72820N3CA1ALVAREZ & SON TRANSPORT LLCJun 12, 2023Jul 9, 202616
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026