Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ram 2500

3C6UR5CL3MG543863 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections11
of 17
First seenJul 25, 2023
MO
Last seenFeb 13, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
3C6UR5CL3MG543863
Make
Ram
Model
2500
Model year
2021
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
UR5CL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
543863

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 · 684 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
2500

Prefix basis · 684 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
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 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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 · Jul 25, 2023 – Feb 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 13, 2026TNI · Full6OOSJ W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
Apr 10, 2025UTI · Full10OOSJ W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
Mar 11, 2025MTII · Walk-around5J W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
Feb 27, 2025IDI · Full5OOSJ W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
Sep 9, 2024KSII · Walk-around2OOSJ W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
Aug 29, 2024ORI · Full1J W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
Jul 30, 2024NMII · Walk-around2OOSJ W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
Jul 10, 2024ORII · Walk-around1OOSJ W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
Jul 1, 2024PAI · Full1J W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
Jun 20, 2024GAI · Full0J W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
Jun 6, 2024WAII · Walk-around1J W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
Jun 3, 2024IAI · Full4OOSJ W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
Jan 19, 2024AZII · Walk-around14OOSFARLEYS TRANSPORTION LLC 3830545CQK5381/GA
Nov 21, 2023IAII · Walk-around8OOSFARLEYS TRANSPORTION LLC 3830545CQK5381/GA
Sep 14, 2023NMII · Walk-around2J W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
Aug 29, 2023KSI · Full5OOSJ W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
Jul 25, 2023MOI · Full3OOSJ W EXPRESS LLC 3498869CQK5381/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J W EXPRESS LLC3498869Jul 25, 2023Feb 13, 202615GA
FARLEYS TRANSPORTION LLC3830545Nov 21, 2023Jan 19, 20242GA
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.
CQK5381GA1J W EXPRESS LLCJul 25, 2023Feb 13, 202615
CQK5381GAFARLEYS TRANSPORTION LLCNov 21, 2023Jan 19, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026