Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Dodge Ram

3D7ML48A18G128502 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seenMay 1, 2024
TN
Last seenMar 5, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
3D7ML48A18G128502
Make
Dodge
Model
Ram
Model year
2008
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
ML48A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
128502

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 · 27 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ram

Prefix basis · 27 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
2008

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 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 · May 1, 2024 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026TXI · Full33OOSDONT BE AFRAID LLC 4518476WCR8217/TX
Mar 5, 2026TXI · Full32OOSDONT BE AFRAID LLC 4518476WCR8217/TX
Nov 25, 2025WYIII · Driver-only9OOSGOOD TRANSPORT LLC 4383691WCR8217/TX
May 1, 2024TNI · Full6OOSJUSTIN AND ELLEN TRUCKING LLC 3466178TXH8641/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DONT BE AFRAID LLC4518476Mar 5, 2026Mar 5, 20262TX
GOOD TRANSPORT LLC4383691Nov 25, 2025Nov 25, 20251FL
JUSTIN AND ELLEN TRUCKING LLC3466178May 1, 2024May 1, 20241TX
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.
WCR8217TXDONT BE AFRAID LLCMar 5, 2026Mar 5, 20262
WCR8217TXGOOD TRANSPORT LLCNov 25, 2025Nov 25, 20251
TXH8641TXJUSTIN AND ELLEN TRUCKING LLCMay 1, 2024May 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026