Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Ram 5500

3C7WRNEL2FG594730 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Cab type · Crew Cab
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMay 2, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 26, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
3C7WRNEL2FG594730
Make
Ram
Model
5500
Model year
2015
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
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
WRNEL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
594730

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.

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
2015

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 2015, 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 · May 2, 2024 – May 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 26, 2026CAI · Full0RICKS TOWING SERVICES INC 428328235713W1/CA
May 26, 2026CAI · Full2RICKS TOWING SERVICES INC 428328235713W1/CA
Dec 31, 2025CAII · Walk-around0RICKS TOWING SERVICES INC 428328235713W1/CA
May 29, 2025CAI · Full0RICKS TOWING SERVICES INC 428328235713W1/CA
May 21, 2025CAI · Full1OOSRICKS TOWING SERVICES INC 428328235713W1/CA
May 2, 2024CAI · Full1A ACTION TOWING & RECOVERY 310063035713W1/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RICKS TOWING SERVICES INC4283282May 21, 2025May 26, 20265CA
A ACTION TOWING & RECOVERY3100630May 2, 2024May 2, 20241CA
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.
35713W1CARICKS TOWING SERVICES INCMay 21, 2025May 26, 20265
35713W1CAA ACTION TOWING & RECOVERYMay 2, 2024May 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026