Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ram 3500

3C7WRTCL1JG424231 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenOct 24, 2025
WY
Last seenJun 23, 2026
VA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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
3C7WRTCL1JG424231
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2018
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
WRTCL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
424231

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 · 1,757 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 1,757 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
2018

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 (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 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 24, 2025 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026VAIII · Driver-only1THE TOUCH DETAILING 3974411DQX893/MI
Jun 18, 2026OHII · Walk-around2THE TOUCH DETAILING 3974411DQX893/MI
Mar 11, 2026MOI · Full4OOSTHE TOUCH DETAILING 3974411DQX893/MI
Feb 26, 2026WVII · Walk-around3THE TOUCH DETAILING 3974411DQX839/MI
Feb 21, 2026FLI · Full8OOSTHE TOUCH DETAILING 3974411DQX893/MI
Oct 24, 2025WYI · Full7OOSMICHAELS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4108367DQX893/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE TOUCH DETAILING3974411Feb 21, 2026Jun 23, 20265NC
MICHAELS TRANSPORTATION LLC4108367Oct 24, 2025Oct 24, 20251IN
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.
DQX893MI1THE TOUCH DETAILINGFeb 21, 2026Jun 23, 20264
DQX839MITHE TOUCH DETAILINGFeb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261
DQX893MIMICHAELS TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 24, 2025Oct 24, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026