Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ram 3500

3C63RPGL5JG304814 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
19 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 8
First seenJan 23, 2025
KY
Last seenAug 3, 2026
KY
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 19 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
3C63RPGL5JG304814
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
Jun 21, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
304814

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 23, 2025 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026KYI · Full6OOSJCLOADES LLC 4384026X3M274/KY
Apr 16, 2026KYI · Full5OOSSR GOMEZ TRANSPORT LLC 4454968S0V821/KY
Mar 24, 2026TNI · Full2OOSAILEN EXPRESS TRANSPORT LLC 4364128S0V821/KY
Oct 30, 2025TNI · Full1OOSBLADES CARGO LLC 4320526S0V821/KY
Oct 22, 2025TNI · Full0BLADES CARGO LLC 4320526S0V821/KY
Aug 21, 2025FLII · Walk-around3OOSBLADES CARGO LLC 4320526S0V821/KY
Jul 17, 2025TNI · Full10OOSBLADES CARGO LLC 4320526G6G052/KY
Jan 23, 2025KYI · Full1BLADES CARGO LLC 4320526G6G052/KY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JCLOADES LLC4384026Aug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261KY
SR GOMEZ TRANSPORT LLC4454968Apr 16, 2026Apr 16, 20261KY
AILEN EXPRESS TRANSPORT LLC4364128Mar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261KY
BLADES CARGO LLC4320526Jan 23, 2025Oct 30, 20255KY
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.
X3M274KY1JCLOADES LLCAug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261
S0V821KYSR GOMEZ TRANSPORT LLCApr 16, 2026Apr 16, 20261
S0V821KYAILEN EXPRESS TRANSPORT LLCMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261
S0V821KYBLADES CARGO LLCAug 21, 2025Oct 30, 20253
G6G052KYBLADES CARGO LLCJan 23, 2025Jul 17, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026