Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ram 5500

3C7WRMEL2MG522059 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Cab type · Crew Cab
Carriers run under5
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJun 20, 2023
NJ
Last seenJul 10, 2025
IL
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 25 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
3C7WRMEL2MG522059
Make
Ram
Model
5500
Model year
2021
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
522059

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
2021

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 2021, 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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Jul 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2025ILII · Walk-around4OOSAI HAULING TRANSPORT INC 4403607202997F/IL
Jun 26, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1AI HAULING TRANSPORT INC 4403607202997F/IL
Feb 27, 2025OHI · Full2OOSSHORE TO SHORE TRANSPORTATION LLC 3845765P1260634/IL
Feb 5, 2025NCI · Full0IA UNITED FREIGHTS INC 37709901260634/IL
Nov 8, 2024COIII · Driver-only0MERV GROUP LLC 4217290P1260634/IL
Jun 20, 2023NJI · Full0PALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLC 2298342P759733/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AI HAULING TRANSPORT INC4403607Jun 26, 2025Jul 10, 20252IL
SHORE TO SHORE TRANSPORTATION LLC3845765Feb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251OR
IA UNITED FREIGHTS INC3770990Feb 5, 2025Feb 5, 20251IL
MERV GROUP LLC4217290Nov 8, 2024Nov 8, 20241IL
PALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLC2298342Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231FL
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.
202997FILAI HAULING TRANSPORT INCJun 26, 2025Jul 10, 20252
P1260634ILSHORE TO SHORE TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251
1260634ILIA UNITED FREIGHTS INCFeb 5, 2025Feb 5, 20251
P1260634ILMERV GROUP LLCNov 8, 2024Nov 8, 20241
P759733SCPALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLCJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026