Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Ram 5500

3C7WRMEL5NG346948 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Cab type · Crew Cab
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenApr 10, 2024
MI
Last seenNov 14, 2025
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
3C7WRMEL5NG346948
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 21, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
346948

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 10, 2024 – Nov 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 14, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2ALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP 3346142RC55144/MI
Nov 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around3ALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP 3346142RC55144/MI
Sep 26, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0LEMON TREE INC 40004273613685/IN
Sep 6, 2024AZII · Walk-around4OOSLEMON TREE INC 40004273613685/IN
Aug 6, 2024DEIII · Driver-only0LEMON TREE INC 40004273613685/IN
Apr 30, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0LEMON TREE INC 40004273613685/IN
Apr 19, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0LEMON TREE INC 40004273613685/IN
Apr 10, 2024MII · Full6OOSLEMON TREE INC 40004273613685/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP3346142Nov 8, 2025Nov 14, 20252IL
LEMON TREE INC4000427Apr 10, 2024Sep 26, 20246IN
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.
RC55144MIALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORPNov 8, 2025Nov 14, 20252
3613685INLEMON TREE INCApr 10, 2024Sep 26, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026