Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ram 3500

3C63RPGL7JG228772 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 22, 2024
MS
Last seenApr 14, 2026
FL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C63RPGL7JG228772
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 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
3RPGL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
228772

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 · Aug 22, 2024 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026FLI · Full4OOSSOUTHLAND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS LLC 3676529C964EY/FL
Mar 30, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1SOUTHLAND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS LLC 3676529C964EY/GA
Jun 12, 2025TNI · Full0SOUTHLAND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS LLC 3676529C964EY/GA
Apr 14, 2025TNI · Full0SOUTHLAND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS LLC 3676529C964EY/GA
Dec 16, 2024TNI · Full0SOUTHLAND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS LLC 3676529YEX868/GA
Aug 22, 2024MSI · Full2OOSSOUTHLAND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS LLC 3676529YEX868/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHLAND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS LLC3676529Aug 22, 2024Apr 14, 20266GA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
C964EYFLSOUTHLAND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS LLCApr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261
C964EYGASOUTHLAND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS LLCApr 14, 2025Mar 30, 20263
YEX868GASOUTHLAND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS LLCAug 22, 2024Dec 16, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026