Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Ram 2500

3C6UR5FL4GG299429 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenMay 5, 2025
OR
Last seenJun 29, 2026
IL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C6UR5FL4GG299429
Make
Ram
Model
2500
Model year
2016
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
UR5FL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
299429

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 · 215 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
2500

Prefix basis · 215 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
2016

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 · May 5, 2025 – Jun 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2026ILI · Full3OOSBALL & CHAIN HOT SHOT SERVICES LLC 4336634KDA336/AZ
Dec 19, 2025PAIII · Driver-only9BALL & CHAIN HOT SHOT SERVICES LLC 4336634G4A381/AZ
Oct 21, 2025UTI · Full1BALL & CHAIN HOT SHOT SERVICES LLC 4336634G4A381/AZ
Aug 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around1BALL & CHAIN HOT SHOT SERVICES LLC 4336634G4A381/AZ
Aug 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around1BALL & CHAIN HOT SHOT SERVICES LLC 4336634G4A381/AZ
Jul 10, 2025AZII · Walk-around9OOSBALL & CHAIN HOT SHOT SERVICES LLC 4336634G4A381/AZ
May 5, 2025ORI · Full5OOSBALL & CHAIN HOT SHOT SERVICES LLC 43366343E30521/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BALL & CHAIN HOT SHOT SERVICES LLC4336634May 5, 2025Jun 29, 20267AZ
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.
KDA336AZ1BALL & CHAIN HOT SHOT SERVICES LLCJun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261
G4A381AZBALL & CHAIN HOT SHOT SERVICES LLCJul 10, 2025Dec 19, 20255
3E30521AZBALL & CHAIN HOT SHOT SERVICES LLCMay 5, 2025May 5, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026