Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Ram 5500

3C7WRNEL9NG240931 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Cab type · Crew Cab
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 6
First seenOct 2, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 15, 2025
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C7WRNEL9NG240931
Make
Ram
Model
5500
Model year
2022
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
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
240931

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
2022

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 2022, 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 · Oct 2, 2023 – Oct 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1OOSBLACK SAM TOWING LLC 3092454Z815534/LA
May 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around23OOSBLACK SAM TOWING LLC 3092454Z815534/LA
Jan 14, 2025TXI · Full21OOSBLACK SAM TOWING LLC 3092454Z444289/LA
Dec 19, 2024TXI · Full6OOSBLACK SAM TOWING LLC 3092454Z444289/LA
Jun 18, 2024TXI · Full0BLACK SAM TOWING LLC 3092454Z444289/LA
Oct 2, 2023TXI · Full5OOSBLACK SAM TOWING LLC 3092454Z444289/LA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK SAM TOWING LLC3092454Oct 2, 2023Oct 15, 20256LA
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.
Z815534LABLACK SAM TOWING LLCMay 30, 2025Oct 15, 20252
Z444289LABLACK SAM TOWING LLCOct 2, 2023Jan 14, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026