Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Dodge Ram Chassis Cab

3C7WDKAL8CG116021 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenOct 17, 2023
MD
Last seenMay 14, 2025
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C7WDKAL8CG116021
Make
Dodge
Model
Ram Chassis Cab
Model year
2012
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
3C7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
WDKAL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
116021

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
DODGE

Prefix basis · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ram Chassis Cab

Prefix basis · 10 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DODGE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Ram Chassis Cab

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 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 · Oct 17, 2023 – May 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2025MDI · Full2OOSSTREET CHASERS TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC 439831822710TT/MD
Jun 17, 2024MDI · Full0STREET CHASERS TOWING AND RECOVERY 418513922710TT/MD
Oct 17, 2023MDI · Full0MONTROSE TOWING SERVICE INC 42650710278TT/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STREET CHASERS TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC4398318May 14, 2025May 14, 20251MD
STREET CHASERS TOWING AND RECOVERY4185139Jun 17, 2024Jun 17, 20241MD
MONTROSE TOWING SERVICE INC426507Oct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231MD
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.
22710TTMDSTREET CHASERS TOWING AND RECOVERY LLCMay 14, 2025May 14, 20251
22710TTMDSTREET CHASERS TOWING AND RECOVERYJun 17, 2024Jun 17, 20241
10278TTMDMONTROSE TOWING SERVICE INCOct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026