Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ram 3500

3C7WRTAL8MG515147 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenOct 31, 2023
PA
Last seenOct 29, 2025
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C7WRTAL8MG515147
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2021
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
WRTAL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
515147

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 · 201 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 201 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
3500

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 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

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 31, 2023 – Oct 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 29, 2025PAI · Full1MCA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3416947CL048108/DE
Oct 1, 2025CTI · Full4OOSMCA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3416947BK20501/CT
Aug 26, 2025MEI · Full6OOSMCA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3416947BK20501/CT
Apr 30, 2025CTIII · Driver-only1MCA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3416947BK20501/CT
Nov 21, 2024CTII · Walk-around4OOSMCA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3416947BK20501/CT
Oct 31, 2024NJIII · Driver-only1MCA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3416947BK20501/CT
Sep 11, 2024DEI · Full1MCA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3416947BK202501/CT
Apr 19, 2024NJII · Walk-around4OOSMCA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3416947BK20501/CT
Oct 31, 2023PAI · Full0MCA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3416947BK20501/CT
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MCA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3416947Oct 31, 2023Oct 29, 20259CT
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.
CL048108DEMCA AUTO TRANSPORT LLCOct 29, 2025Oct 29, 20251
BK20501CTMCA AUTO TRANSPORT LLCOct 31, 2023Oct 1, 20257
BK202501CTMCA AUTO TRANSPORT LLCSep 11, 2024Sep 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026