Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ram 3500

3C63R3EL5HG608828 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenNov 9, 2023
WI
Last seenMay 14, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3C63R3EL5HG608828
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2017
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
608828

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
2017

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 · Nov 9, 2023 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026AZI · Full1STEFANYUK EXPRESS INC 229467145367C/SD
Jan 7, 2026OKI · Full1STEFANYUK EXPRESS INC 229467145367C/SD
Dec 23, 2025KSI · Full3OOSSTEFANYUK EXPRESS INC 229467145367C/SD
Sep 3, 2025WYIII · Driver-only1STEFANYUK EXPRESS INC 229467145367C/SD
Aug 5, 2025COI · Full3STEFANYUK EXPRESS INC 229467145367C/SD
Mar 11, 2025IAI · Full1J&S CARRIER LLC 260818645367C/SD
Feb 24, 2025IAI · Full1J&S CARRIER LLC 260818645367C/SD
Sep 17, 2024NCI · Full0J&S CARRIER LLC 260818645367C/ND
Sep 10, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0J&S CARRIER LLC 260818645367C/SD
Aug 15, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0J&S CARRIER LLC 260818645367C/SD
May 7, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1J&S CARRIER LLC 260818645367C/SD
Nov 9, 2023WIIII · Driver-only0J&S CARRIER LLC 260818605021C/SD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEFANYUK EXPRESS INC2294671Aug 5, 2025May 14, 20265SD
J&S CARRIER LLC2608186Nov 9, 2023Mar 11, 20257SD
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.
45367CSDSTEFANYUK EXPRESS INCAug 5, 2025May 14, 20265
45367CSDJ&S CARRIER LLCMay 7, 2024Mar 11, 20255
45367CNDJ&S CARRIER LLCSep 17, 2024Sep 17, 20241
05021CSDJ&S CARRIER LLCNov 9, 2023Nov 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026