Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Ram 3500

3C63R3EL3GG216073 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 8, 2025
OK
Last seenJun 29, 2026
VA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C63R3EL3GG216073
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2016
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
3R3EL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
216073

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 · 34 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 34 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
2016

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 8, 2025 – Jun 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2026VAIII · Driver-only2ROMERO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4499743432109/NE
Jun 3, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0ROMERO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4499743432109/NE
Jun 2, 2026KSI · Full0ROMERO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4499743432109/NE
Apr 13, 2026TNI · Full1OOSROMERO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4499743432109/NE
Feb 19, 2026IAII · Walk-around1ROMERO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4499743432109/NE
Dec 29, 2025MOIII · Driver-only1J-R TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC 4011264432109/NE
Oct 8, 2025OKI · Full0J-R TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC 4011264432109/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROMERO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC4499743Feb 19, 2026Jun 29, 20265NE
J-R TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC4011264Oct 8, 2025Dec 29, 20252NE
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.
432109NE1ROMERO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCFeb 19, 2026Jun 29, 20265
432109NEJ-R TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLCOct 8, 2025Dec 29, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026