Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ram 3500

3C63RRJL8JG281162 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJul 18, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 17, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C63RRJL8JG281162
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2018
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
281162

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
2018

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 · Jul 18, 2023 – Aug 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around0E&E HOTSHOTS LLC 3927822K220317/TX
Jun 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around0E&E HOTSHOTS LLC 3927822K163093/TX
Jan 22, 2026FLII · Walk-around0E&E HOTSHOTS LLC 3927822K163093/TX
May 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around2E&E HOTSHOTS LLC 3927822K163093/TX
Dec 18, 2023TXI · Full0E&E HOTSHOTS LLC 3927822K163093/TX
Nov 16, 2023IAII · Walk-around7OOSE&E HOTSHOTS LLC 3927822K163093/TX
Oct 19, 2023LAIII · Driver-only0E&E HOTSHOTS LLC 3927822K163093/TX
Jul 18, 2023TXI · Full0E&E HOTSHOTS LLC 3927822K163093/TX
Jul 18, 2023TXI · Full1OOSE&E HOTSHOTS LLC 3927822K163093/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E&E HOTSHOTS LLC3927822Jul 18, 2023Aug 17, 20269TX
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.
K220317TX1E&E HOTSHOTS LLCAug 17, 2026Aug 17, 20261
K163093TX1E&E HOTSHOTS LLCJul 18, 2023Jun 23, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026