Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ram 3500

3C63RRJL3JG149491 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenApr 24, 2024
AR
Last seenJun 15, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
3C63RRJL3JG149491
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
Aug 2, 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
3RRJL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
149491

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 · 1,045 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 1,045 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 · Apr 24, 2024 – Jun 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 15, 2026TNI · Full1OOSNORTHSTAR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4158362K205468/TX
May 16, 2024ILI · Full2DRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLC 4122185VCN3777/TX
Apr 24, 2024ARI · Full1DRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLC 41221855212T47/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHSTAR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC4158362Jun 15, 2026Jun 15, 20261TX
DRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLC4122185Apr 24, 2024May 16, 20242TX
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.
K205468TX1NORTHSTAR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCJun 15, 2026Jun 15, 20261
VCN3777TXDRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLCMay 16, 2024May 16, 20241
5212T47TXDRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLCApr 24, 2024Apr 24, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026