Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ram 3500

3C63RPGL3JG421517 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenApr 23, 2024
CO
Last seenMay 4, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
3C63RPGL3JG421517
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
Jul 3, 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
3RPGL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
421517

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 · 319 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 319 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 23, 2024 – May 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 4, 2026COIII · Driver-only3OOSLCR FORD TRUCKING LLC 4409190TMF7345/TX
Aug 11, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2OOSNEXT DAY TRUCKING LLC 3299890TMF7345/TX
Nov 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSNEXT DAY TRUCKING LLC 3299890TMF7345/TX
Oct 16, 2024COI · Full3OOSNEXT DAY TRUCKING LLC 3299890TMF7345/TX
Apr 23, 2024COI · Full2NEXT DAY TRUCKING LLC 3299890K158359/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LCR FORD TRUCKING LLC4409190May 4, 2026May 4, 20261FL
NEXT DAY TRUCKING LLC3299890Apr 23, 2024Aug 11, 20254TX
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.
TMF7345TXLCR FORD TRUCKING LLCMay 4, 2026May 4, 20261
TMF7345TXNEXT DAY TRUCKING LLCOct 16, 2024Aug 11, 20253
K158359TXNEXT DAY TRUCKING LLCApr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026