Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ram 5500

3C7WRNEL7MG634233 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Cab type · Crew Cab
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenDec 17, 2024
IN
Last seenJun 29, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
3C7WRNEL7MG634233
Make
Ram
Model
5500
Model year
2021
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
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
WRNEL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
634233

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
2021

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 2021, 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 17, 2024 – Jun 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2026IAI · Full4OOSSPANGLER HAULING LLC 45692383988319/IN
Feb 13, 2025NCI · Full0CARING CONNECTION TRANSPORTATION LLC 33513343250997/IN
Dec 17, 2024INII · Walk-around0CARING CONNECTION TRANSPORTATION LLC 33513343085363/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SPANGLER HAULING LLC4569238Jun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261IN
CARING CONNECTION TRANSPORTATION LLC3351334Dec 17, 2024Feb 13, 20252IN
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.
3988319IN1SPANGLER HAULING LLCJun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261
3250997INCARING CONNECTION TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 13, 2025Feb 13, 20251
3085363INCARING CONNECTION TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 17, 2024Dec 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 3, 2026