Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ram 3500

3C63RRGL8MG687163 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 12
First seenJan 13, 2025
TX
Last seenJul 24, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
3C63RRGL8MG687163
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2021
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
687163

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
2021

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 13, 2025 – Jul 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2026MSI · Full0CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518P1351939/IL
Jul 12, 2026SDI · Full2CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518P1351939/IL
May 28, 2026LAI · Full0CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518P1351939/IL
Feb 16, 2026MSII · Walk-around2BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1271013/IL
Jan 20, 2026TNI · Full0BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1271013/IL
Jan 14, 2026USI · Full1BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1271013/IL
Nov 18, 2025TNII · Walk-around0BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1271013/IL
Oct 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around0BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1271013/IL
Aug 27, 2025ARI · Full2BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1271013/IL
Aug 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around1BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1271013/IL
Aug 13, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1271013/IL
Jan 13, 2025TXI · Full0BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1271013/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC152518May 28, 2026Jul 24, 20263IL
BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC92693Jan 13, 2025Feb 16, 20269GA
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.
P1351939IL1CARDINAL TRANSPORT INCMay 28, 2026Jul 24, 20263
P1271013ILBENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLCJan 13, 2025Feb 16, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026