Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ram 3500

3C63RRJL6HG785879 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 12
First seenSep 7, 2024
SD
Last seenAug 27, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C63RRJL6HG785879
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2017
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
3C6

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3RRJL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
785879

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 · 1,045 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 1,045 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
2017

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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 7, 2024 – Aug 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2026ARI · Full1OOSSIERRA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4304790VMC3705/TX
Aug 4, 2026ARI · Full1OOSSIERRA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4304790VMC3705/TX
Jul 8, 2026COIII · Driver-only7SIERRA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4304790VMC3705/TX
Jun 28, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0SIERRA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4304790VMC3705/TX
Jun 3, 2026COII · Walk-around1SIERRA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4304790VMC3705/TX
May 1, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2OOSSIERRA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4304790VCM3705/TX
Apr 16, 2026VAIII · Driver-only2OOSSIERRA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4304790VMC3705/TX
Oct 15, 2025KSI · Full13SIERRA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4304790VMC3705/TX
Sep 17, 2025KYII · Walk-around1OOSSIERRA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4304790VMC3705/TX
Jun 24, 2025NCI · Full0SIERRA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4304790VMC3705/TX
Mar 17, 2025TXI · Full10OOSSIERRA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4304790VMC3705/TX
Sep 7, 2024SDIII · Driver-only14OOSLIBERTY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3475952VMC3705/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SIERRA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC4304790Mar 17, 2025Aug 27, 202611TX
LIBERTY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3475952Sep 7, 2024Sep 7, 20241PA
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.
VMC3705TX1SIERRA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLCMar 17, 2025Aug 27, 202610
VCM3705TXSIERRA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLCMay 1, 2026May 1, 20261
VMC3705TXLIBERTY AUTO TRANSPORT LLCSep 7, 2024Sep 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026