Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Ram 5500

3C7WRNDLXGG307816 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Cab type · Regular Cab
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenFeb 12, 2024
KS
Last seenDec 22, 2025
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
3C7WRNDLXGG307816
Make
Ram
Model
5500
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 3, 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
WRNDL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
307816

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 · 527 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
5500

Prefix basis · 527 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
2016

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 (Number of Cab Unknown)

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 2016, established by the federal observation agreeing with a position-10 candidate.

Cab type
Regular 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 12, 2024 – Dec 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 22, 2025KSI · Full2OOSJ&K TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC 4370796AHH888/KS
Jan 31, 2025MOIII · Driver-only1J&K TOWING LLC 3403811243901/KS
Feb 12, 2024KSI · Full1J&K TOWING LLC 3403811243901/KS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J&K TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC4370796Dec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251KS
J&K TOWING LLC3403811Feb 12, 2024Jan 31, 20252KS
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.
AHH888KSJ&K TOWING AND RECOVERY LLCDec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251
243901KSJ&K TOWING LLCFeb 12, 2024Jan 31, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 3, 2026