Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Dodge Ram

3D7LU38C84G224853 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
5 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenJan 21, 2025
TX
Last seenJun 19, 2025
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3D7LU38C84G224853
Make
Dodge
Model
Ram
Model year
2004
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 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
3D7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
LU38C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
224853

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
DODGE

Prefix basis · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ram

Prefix basis · 3 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
2004

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DODGE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Ram

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Pickup

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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 · Jan 21, 2025 – Jun 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2025LAII · Walk-around1OOSYLA TRANSPORT LLC 3829361VYB2609/TX
May 31, 2025IAI · Full11OOSYLA TRANSPORT LLC 3829361VYB2609/TX
May 23, 2025MOI · Full16YLA TRANSPORT LLC 3829361VYB2609/TX
May 1, 2025MOI · Full6OOSYLA TRANSPORT LLC 3829361VYB2609/TX
Jan 21, 2025TXI · Full17OOSYLA TRANSPORT LLC 38293618N6790Y/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
YLA TRANSPORT LLC3829361Jan 21, 2025Jun 19, 20255TX
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.
VYB2609TXYLA TRANSPORT LLCMay 1, 2025Jun 19, 20254
8N6790YTXYLA TRANSPORT LLCJan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026