Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Ram 2500

3C6UR5FL7NG297252 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 19, 2024
CO
Last seenNov 14, 2025
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
3C6UR5FL7NG297252
Make
Ram
Model
2500
Model year
2022
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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
UR5FL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
297252

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
2022

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 · Jun 19, 2024 – Nov 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 14, 2025COI · Full3DEFENDER DISPATCH LLC 4250535VHN8451/TX
Jul 3, 2025NMI · Full1DEFENDER DISPATCH LLC 4250535VHN8451/TX
Mar 12, 2025TNI · Full0DEFENDER DISPATCH LLC 4250535VHN8451/TX
Sep 25, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0TEXAS PREMIER LOGISTICS LLC 4139469VHN8451/TX
Jun 19, 2024COI · Full1TEXAS PREMIER LOGISTICS LLC 4139469VHN8451/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DEFENDER DISPATCH LLC4250535Mar 12, 2025Nov 14, 20253TX
TEXAS PREMIER LOGISTICS LLC4139469Jun 19, 2024Sep 25, 20242TX
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.
VHN8451TXDEFENDER DISPATCH LLCMar 12, 2025Nov 14, 20253
VHN8451TXTEXAS PREMIER LOGISTICS LLCJun 19, 2024Sep 25, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026