Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ram 4500

3C7WRKFL4RG170242 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Cab type · Crew Cab
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenApr 30, 2024
IA
Last seenDec 9, 2025
CA
Inspected under 4 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
3C7WRKFL4RG170242
Make
Ram
Model
4500
Model year
2024
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 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
3C7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
WRKFL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
170242

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 · 185 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4500

Prefix basis · 185 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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
RAM

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
4500

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

VIN-level rule claims

Rules published for individual VIN positions beyond the prefix — applied with the WMI, prefix, and model-year guards each rule was validated under. Year-scoped rules were checked against model year 2024, established by the federal observation agreeing with a position-10 candidate.

Cab type
Crew Cab

Manufacturer-published position rule · WMI/prefix/year guards applied by the store.

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 · Apr 30, 2024 – Dec 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 9, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0DMLCSL LLC 447692738KH3B/MO
Dec 4, 2025WYI · Full4DD GROUP LLC 373069138KH3B/MO
Oct 8, 2025FLI · Full8OOSDD GROUP LLC 373069138KH3B/MO
Oct 1, 2025PAII · Walk-around5OOSDD GROUP LLC 373069138KH3B/MO
Jul 15, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 433525738KH3B/MO
Jun 22, 2025IAI · Full4PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 433525738KH3B/MO
Apr 30, 2024IAI · Full8OOSMTVA AUTO INC 3929048TEMP/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DMLCSL LLC4476927Dec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251IL
DD GROUP LLC3730691Oct 1, 2025Dec 4, 20253MO
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jun 22, 2025Jul 15, 20252IL
MTVA AUTO INC3929048Apr 30, 2024Apr 30, 20241IL
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.
38KH3BMODMLCSL LLCDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
38KH3BMODD GROUP LLCOct 1, 2025Dec 4, 20253
38KH3BMOPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJun 22, 2025Jul 15, 20252
TEMPILMTVA AUTO INCApr 30, 2024Apr 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026