Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ram 5500

3C7WRMDL4LG164494 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Cab type · Regular Cab
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenMay 27, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 10, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
3C7WRMDL4LG164494
Make
Ram
Model
5500
Model year
2020
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 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
3C7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
WRMDL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
164494

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 · 1,087 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
5500

Prefix basis · 1,087 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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
RAM

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
5500

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)

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.

VIN-level rule claims

Rules published for individual VIN positions beyond the prefix — applied with the WMI, prefix, and model-year guards each rule was validated under. Year-scoped rules were checked against model year 2020, established by the federal observation agreeing with a position-10 candidate.

Cab type
Regular Cab

Manufacturer-published position rule · WMI/prefix/year guards applied by the store.

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 · May 27, 2024 – May 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 10, 2026CAI · Full0ACTIVE TOWING SERVICES LLC 424561740268U2/CA
Apr 6, 2026CAI · Full3ACTIVE TOWING SERVICES LLC 424561740268U2/CA
Mar 2, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1ACTIVE TOWING SERVICES LLC 424561740268U2/CA
Jun 21, 2024CAI · Full0UNITED BROS TOWING LLC 347478240268U2/CA
May 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1UNITED BROS TOWING LLC 347478240268U2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACTIVE TOWING SERVICES LLC4245617Mar 2, 2026May 10, 20263CA
UNITED BROS TOWING LLC3474782May 27, 2024Jun 21, 20242CA
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.
40268U2CAACTIVE TOWING SERVICES LLCMar 2, 2026May 10, 20263
40268U2CAUNITED BROS TOWING LLCMay 27, 2024Jun 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026