Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ram 3500

3C63RRAL6JG373824 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 31, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 26, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3C63RRAL6JG373824
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
3RRAL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
373824

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 · 75 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 75 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 31, 2023 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026CAI · Full0CRUZES TRANSPORTATION INC 299310714896T3/CA
May 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around1CRUZES TRANSPORTATION INC 299310714896T3/CA
Feb 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSCRUZES TRANSPORTATION INC 299310714896T3/CA
Sep 28, 2023CAI · Full4NELSON MOTO 1715411EP15136/CA
Aug 31, 2023CAII · Walk-around2OOSNELSON MOTO 1715411EP15136/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CRUZES TRANSPORTATION INC2993107Feb 7, 2025Mar 26, 20263CA
NELSON MOTO1715411Aug 31, 2023Sep 28, 20232CA
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.
14896T3CACRUZES TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 7, 2025Mar 26, 20263
EP15136CANELSON MOTOAug 31, 2023Sep 28, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026