Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ram 2500

3C6TR5CJ2MG542987 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenOct 30, 2024
CT
Last seenMar 5, 2026
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C6TR5CJ2MG542987
Make
Ram
Model
2500
Model year
2021
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2G: 8,001 - 9,000 lb (3,629 - 4,082 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
TR5CJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
542987

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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
RAM

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
2500

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 · Oct 30, 2024 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026PAII · Walk-around12OOSLS BEST INC 3907356ZVE0598/PA
Apr 7, 2025TNI · Full0LS BEST INC 3907356ZVE0598/PA
Mar 10, 2025TNI · Full5OOSLS BEST INC 3907356ZVE0598/PA
Nov 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around8LS BEST INC 3907356ZVE0598/PA
Oct 30, 2024CTI · Full13OOSLS BEST INC 3907356ZVE0598/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LS BEST INC3907356Oct 30, 2024Mar 5, 20265PA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
ZVE0598PALS BEST INCOct 30, 2024Mar 5, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026