Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ram 3500

3C63R3CL6JG285835 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
5 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seenFeb 11, 2026
KS
Last seenJul 29, 2026
OR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 5 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C63R3CL6JG285835
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2018
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
3R3CL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
285835

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 · 122 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 122 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
2018

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 · Feb 11, 2026 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026ORII · Walk-around4OOSRYM EXPRESS LLC 4322622XKG2617/TX
Jul 29, 2026ORII · Walk-around4OOSRYM EXPRESS LLC 4322622XKG2617/TX
Apr 23, 2026TXI · Full15OOSALDANA & Y TRANSPORT LLC 4452780XKG2617/TX
Feb 11, 2026KSI · Full17OOSRYM EXPRESS LLC 432262223455DLR/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RYM EXPRESS LLC4322622Feb 11, 2026Jul 29, 20263TX
ALDANA & Y TRANSPORT LLC4452780Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261TX
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.
XKG2617TX1RYM EXPRESS LLCJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20262
XKG2617TXALDANA & Y TRANSPORT LLCApr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261
23455DLRTXRYM EXPRESS LLCFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026