Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Ram 5500

3C7WRMEL4NG176291 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Cab type · Crew Cab
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenSep 25, 2023
FL
Last seenJan 16, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
3C7WRMEL4NG176291
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
176291

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 · Sep 25, 2023 – Jan 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 16, 2026NCI · Full0PALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLC 2298342P764689/SC
Dec 21, 2025ARI · Full0VIPER TRANSPORT LLC 4067176VW4036/NC
May 15, 2025MDI · Full9OOSBLUE 68 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 4364506VK9083/NC
Apr 29, 2024NCI · Full2PALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLC 2298342P764689/SC
Jan 3, 2024MDI · Full2OOSPALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLC 2298342P764689/SC
Sep 25, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0PALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLC 2298342P764689/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLC2298342Sep 25, 2023Jan 16, 20264FL
VIPER TRANSPORT LLC4067176Dec 21, 2025Dec 21, 20251MI
BLUE 68 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY4364506May 15, 2025May 15, 20251NC
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.
P764689SCPALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLCSep 25, 2023Jan 16, 20264
VW4036NCVIPER TRANSPORT LLCDec 21, 2025Dec 21, 20251
VK9083NCBLUE 68 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYMay 15, 2025May 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026