Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Dodge Ram

3C6TD4JL3CG127477 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenAug 30, 2023
KS
Last seenApr 23, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C6TD4JL3CG127477
Make
Dodge
Model
Ram
Model year
2012
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2G: 8,001 - 9,000 lb (3,629 - 4,082 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
TD4JL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
127477

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DODGE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Ram

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 2G: 8,001 - 9,000 lb (3,629 - 4,082 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Aug 30, 2023 – Apr 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0CL SMITH ENTERPRISES INC 3513712VLV7137/TX
Oct 4, 2023TXI · Full20OOSCL SMITH ENTERPRISES INC 3513712NSZ8563/TX
Sep 4, 2023NMI · Full6OOSCL SMITH ENTERPRISES INC 3513712NSZ8563/TX
Aug 30, 2023KSI · Full5OOSCL SMITH ENTERPRISES INC 3513712NSZ8563/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CL SMITH ENTERPRISES INC3513712Aug 30, 2023Apr 23, 20254TX
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.
VLV7137TXCL SMITH ENTERPRISES INCApr 23, 2025Apr 23, 20251
NSZ8563TX1CL SMITH ENTERPRISES INCAug 30, 2023Oct 4, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026