Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Dodge Ram Chassis Cab

3C7WDMCL9CG188452 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJan 11, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 30, 2025
CA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C7WDMCL9CG188452
Make
Dodge
Model
Ram Chassis Cab
Model year
2012
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
WDMCL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
188452

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ram Chassis Cab

Prefix basis · 4 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 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 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 · Jan 11, 2024 – Aug 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 30, 2025CAI · Full5OOSGERARDO ARAUJO'S TREE SERVICE 299478630044E2/CA
Jan 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0GERARDO ARAUJO'S TREE SERVICE 299478630044E2/CA
Jan 12, 2024CAI · Full1GERARDO ARAUJO'S TREE SERVICE 299478630044E2/CA
Jan 11, 2024CAI · Full2GERARDO ARAUJO'S TREE SERVICE 299478630044E2/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GERARDO ARAUJO'S TREE SERVICE2994786Jan 11, 2024Aug 30, 20254CA
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.
30044E2CAGERARDO ARAUJO'S TREE SERVICEJan 11, 2024Aug 30, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026