Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Ram 3500

3C63RRKL9GG196578 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJul 1, 2023
GA
Last seenMar 13, 2025
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
3C63RRKL9GG196578
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2016
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
3C6

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3RRKL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
196578

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 · 209 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 209 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
2016

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 1, 2023 – Mar 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 13, 2025TNI · Full5OOSCAROLINA TOWING & TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 3456957H487242/TN
Jun 26, 2024ALI · Full12OOSCAROLINA TOWING & TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 34569579481H16/TN
Sep 21, 2023MOI · Full7UNITED AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 2167832P784957/SC
Jul 1, 2023GAI · Full0UNITED AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 2167832P784957/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAROLINA TOWING & TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC3456957Jun 26, 2024Mar 13, 20252NC
UNITED AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC2167832Jul 1, 2023Sep 21, 20232SC
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.
H487242TNCAROLINA TOWING & TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
9481H16TNCAROLINA TOWING & TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCJun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241
P784957SCUNITED AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 1, 2023Sep 21, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026