Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

3C7WRNEL1HG778365

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 2
First seenMay 28, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 11, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
WRNEL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
778365

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 · 685 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
5500

Prefix basis · 685 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 · May 28, 2024 – Jul 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 11, 2025CAI · Full5OOSCITY TOWING INC 412900336684Z2/CA
May 28, 2024CAI · Full2OOSSPECIALTY TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 274114236684Z2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CITY TOWING INC4129003Jul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20251CA
SPECIALTY TOWING AND RECOVERY INC2741142May 28, 2024May 28, 20241CA
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.
36684Z2CACITY TOWING INCJul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20251
36684Z2CASPECIALTY TOWING AND RECOVERY INCMay 28, 2024May 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC