Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ram 5500

3C7WRNFL8PG511429 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Cab type · Crew Cab
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMar 22, 2024
IL
Last seenJul 22, 2025
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C7WRNFL8PG511429
Make
Ram
Model
5500
Model year
2023
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 21, 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
WRNFL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
511429

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 · 1,227 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
5500

Prefix basis · 1,227 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
2023

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 2023, 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 · Mar 22, 2024 – Jul 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2025MII · Full3BATIK DESIGN INC 4182072P1212040/IL
Oct 28, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1BATIK DESIGN INC 4182072P1212040/IL
Oct 23, 2024TNI · Full0BATIK DESIGN INC 4182072P1212040/IL
Oct 15, 2024TNI · Full0BATIK DESIGN INC 4182072P1212040/IL
Aug 15, 2024TNI · Full1OOSBATIK DESIGN INC 4182072P1212040/UK
Mar 29, 2024MOI · Full0VT EXPRESS INC 2874908P1212040/IL
Mar 22, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0VT EXPRESS INC 2874908P1212040/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BATIK DESIGN INC4182072Aug 15, 2024Jul 22, 20255IL
VT EXPRESS INC2874908Mar 22, 2024Mar 29, 20242CA
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.
P1212040ILBATIK DESIGN INCOct 15, 2024Jul 22, 20254
P1212040UKBATIK DESIGN INCAug 15, 2024Aug 15, 20241
P1212040ILVT EXPRESS INCMar 22, 2024Mar 29, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026