Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ram 3500

3C63RRJLXLG158529 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 16
First seenAug 22, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 31, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
3C63RRJLXLG158529
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2020
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
158529

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
2020

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 22, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026MSI · Full0D&J TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS LLC 4563725537C79/OK
Jul 6, 2026KSI · Full0D&J TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS LLC 4563725537C79/OK
Jun 29, 2026KSI · Full0D&J TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS LLC 4563725537C79/OK
Oct 30, 2025COI · Full3JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 4089399G298XX/CO
Oct 22, 2025PAI · Full1JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 4089399G298XX/UT
Oct 21, 2025ILII · Walk-around4JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 4089399G298XX/UT
Sep 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around1JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 4089399G298XX/UT
Jul 28, 2025KSI · Full13JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 40893996298XX/UT
May 15, 2025MAIII · Driver-only0JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 4089399G298XX/UT
Jan 15, 2025MOI · Full2JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 4089399G298XX/UT
Oct 10, 2024TNI · Full0JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 4089399G298XX/UT
Sep 26, 2024NMI · Full0JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 4089399G298XX/UT
Jun 25, 2024ARI · Full0JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 4089399G298XX/UT
Mar 6, 2024NMI · Full0JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 4089399G298XX/UT
Nov 15, 2023UTI · Full4OOSJOELS HOTSHOT LLC 4089399G298XX/UT
Aug 22, 2023TXIII · Driver-only9JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 4089399G298XX/UT
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D&J TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS LLC4563725Jun 29, 2026Jul 31, 20263OK
JOELS HOTSHOT LLC4089399Aug 22, 2023Oct 30, 202513TX
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.
537C79OK1D&J TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS LLCJun 29, 2026Jul 31, 20263
G298XXCOJOELS HOTSHOT LLCOct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251
G298XXUTJOELS HOTSHOT LLCAug 22, 2023Oct 22, 202511
6298XXUTJOELS HOTSHOT LLCJul 28, 2025Jul 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026