Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ram 5500

3C7WRNAL0JG306170 · Incomplete · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
0 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenAug 6, 2026
KY
Last seenAug 6, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C7WRNAL0JG306170
Make
Ram
Model
5500
Model year
2018
Body class
Incomplete
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 13, 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
WRNAL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
306170

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 · 185 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
5500

Prefix basis · 185 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.

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 · Aug 6, 2026 – Aug 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2026KYII · Walk-around4—BUCHANAN CONTRACTING INCORPORATED 2273121J0Y600/KY
Aug 6, 2026KYII · Walk-around4—BUCHANAN CONTRACTING INCORPORATED 2273121J0Y600/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUCHANAN CONTRACTING INCORPORATED2273121Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 20262KY
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
J0Y600KY1BUCHANAN CONTRACTING INCORPORATEDAug 6, 2026 → Aug 6, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 13, 2026