Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Dodge Ram

3B7KC23W82M280083 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 24, 2023
FL
Last seenNov 21, 2024
FL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3B7KC23W82M280083
Make
Dodge
Model
Ram
Model year
2002
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2G: 8,001 - 9,000 lb (3,629 - 4,082 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
3B7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
KC23W

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
280083

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2002

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 2G: 8,001 - 9,000 lb (3,629 - 4,082 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 24, 2023 – Nov 21, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 21, 2024FLI · Full0SHANE HARDING 196012751305ND/NY
Jan 23, 2024FLI · Full0SHANE HARDING 196012751305ND/NY
Sep 7, 2023FLI · Full0SHANE HARDING 196012751305ND/NY
Aug 24, 2023FLI · Full4SHANE HARDING 196012751305ND/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHANE HARDING1960127Aug 24, 2023Nov 21, 20244NY
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.
51305NDNYSHANE HARDINGAug 24, 2023Nov 21, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026