Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Dodge Ram

3D7ML48A18G213016 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenSep 12, 2023
SC
Last seenJun 18, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
3D7ML48A18G213016
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
Jun 23, 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
213016

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 · Sep 12, 2023 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026GAI · Full8OOSTTC TRANSPORT LLC 4136411P909897/SD
Nov 13, 2025GAI · Full12OOSK&S EXPRESS LLC 2956656P589270/SC
Jun 26, 2025GAI · Full1OOSK&S EXPRESS LLC 2956656P589270/SC
Apr 9, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1K&S EXPRESS LLC 2956656P589270/SC
Dec 12, 2024SCIII · Driver-only3OOSK&S EXPRESS LLC 2956656P589270/SC
Oct 21, 2024SCII · Walk-around8OOSK&S EXPRESS LLC 2956656P589270/SC
Sep 12, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1K&S EXPRESS LLC 2956656P589270/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TTC TRANSPORT LLC4136411Jun 18, 2026Jun 18, 20261SC
K&S EXPRESS LLC2956656Sep 12, 2023Nov 13, 20256SC
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.
P909897SD1TTC TRANSPORT LLCJun 18, 2026Jun 18, 20261
P589270SCK&S EXPRESS LLCSep 12, 2023Nov 13, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026