Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

3C7WRKAL9JG280098

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenJul 26, 2024
GA
Last seenOct 14, 2025
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
WRKAL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
280098

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 · 232 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4500

Prefix basis · 232 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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 26, 2024 – Oct 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2025GAI · Full2OOSGATA RECOVERY LLC 2565721YXF985/GA
Jul 26, 2024GAIII · Driver-only3FIVE STAR TOWING & RECOVERY LOGISTICS LLC 4149978NO TAG/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GATA RECOVERY LLC2565721Oct 14, 2025Oct 14, 20251GA
FIVE STAR TOWING & RECOVERY LOGISTICS LLC4149978Jul 26, 2024Jul 26, 20241GA
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.
YXF985GAGATA RECOVERY LLCOct 14, 2025Oct 14, 20251
NO TAGGAFIVE STAR TOWING & RECOVERY LOGISTICS LLCJul 26, 2024Jul 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC