Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ram 3500

3C63RRGL2RG165846 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenAug 28, 2024
NC
Last seenMay 21, 2025
WY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
3C63RRGL2RG165846
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2024
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
165846

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
2024

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 28, 2024 – May 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2025WYI · Full12OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 34606314609S71/TX
May 14, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 34606314609S71/TX
May 13, 2025TXI · Full3THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631TVT3709/TX
Apr 21, 2025WYI · Full11OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631TVT3709/TX
Mar 11, 2025TNI · Full1OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 34606314609S71/UK
Feb 12, 2025MNIII · Driver-only1THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631TVT3709/TX
Feb 7, 2025VAI · Full3OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631TVT3709/TX
Nov 7, 2024MOI · Full03 ARROWS TRUCKING LLC 3198600TVT3709/TX
Oct 16, 2024VAI · Full13 ARROWS TRUCKING LLC 3198600TVT3709/TX
Sep 6, 2024PAI · Full13 ARROWS TRUCKING LLC 3198600TVT3709/TX
Aug 28, 2024NCI · Full03 ARROWS TRUCKING LLC 3198600TVT3709/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THOMAS LYLE SHAFER3460631Feb 7, 2025May 21, 20257TN
3 ARROWS TRUCKING LLC3198600Aug 28, 2024Nov 7, 20244OH
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.
4609S71TXTHOMAS LYLE SHAFERMay 14, 2025May 21, 20252
TVT3709TXTHOMAS LYLE SHAFERFeb 7, 2025May 13, 20254
4609S71UKTHOMAS LYLE SHAFERMar 11, 2025Mar 11, 20251
TVT3709TX3 ARROWS TRUCKING LLCAug 28, 2024Nov 7, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026