Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ram 3500

3C63RRGL0JG211808 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenOct 15, 2024
LA
Last seenJul 27, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
3C63RRGL0JG211808
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 12, 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
3RRGL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
211808

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 · 5,018 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 5,018 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 · Oct 15, 2024 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSMDK TRANSPORT LLC 4361998Z695274/LA
Jul 24, 2026MSI · Full0MDK TRANSPORT LLC 4361998Z695274/LA
Jul 9, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2OOSMDK TRANSPORT LLC 4361998Z695274/LA
Jul 2, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1OOSMDK TRANSPORT LLC 4361998Z695274/LA
Jun 22, 2026OKI · Full12OOSMDK TRANSPORT LLC 4361998Z695274/LA
May 5, 2026LAI · Full3OOSMDK TRANSPORT LLC 4361998Z695274/LA
Oct 15, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0PJC FREIGHT HAULERS LLC 3223799Z695274/LA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MDK TRANSPORT LLC4361998May 5, 2026Jul 27, 20266WA
PJC FREIGHT HAULERS LLC3223799Oct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241LA
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.
Z695274LA1MDK TRANSPORT LLCMay 5, 2026Jul 27, 20266
Z695274LAPJC FREIGHT HAULERS LLCOct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026