Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Ram 5500

3C7WRMEL1NG245339 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Cab type · Crew Cab
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenFeb 14, 2024
FL
Last seenJul 22, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
3C7WRMEL1NG245339
Make
Ram
Model
5500
Model year
2022
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
Jun 27, 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
WRMEL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
245339

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 · 175 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
5500

Prefix basis · 175 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
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 2022, established by the federal observation agreeing with a position-10 candidate.

Cab type
Crew 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 14, 2024 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026NCI · Full0F & A AUTO MOVERS LLC 3477242DD4720A/NC
Jun 30, 2026NCI · Full0F & A AUTO MOVERS LLC 3477242DD4720A/NC
Nov 12, 2025NCI · Full0F & A AUTO MOVERS LLC 3477242TE2047/NC
Oct 9, 2025NCI · Full0F & A AUTO MOVERS LLC 3477242TE2047/NC
Dec 5, 2024FLI · Full0PALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLC 2298342P770340/SC
May 14, 2024NJI · Full0PALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLC 2298342P770340/SC
Apr 23, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0PALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLC 2298342P770340/SC
Feb 14, 2024FLI · Full0PALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLC 2298342P770340/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
F & A AUTO MOVERS LLC3477242Oct 9, 2025Jul 22, 20264NC
PALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLC2298342Feb 14, 2024Dec 5, 20244FL
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.
DD4720ANC1F & A AUTO MOVERS LLCJun 30, 2026Jul 22, 20262
TE2047NCF & A AUTO MOVERS LLCOct 9, 2025Nov 12, 20252
P770340SCPALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLCFeb 14, 2024Dec 5, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026