Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ram 3500

3C7WRTCL5LG273543 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenAug 31, 2023
WA
Last seenAug 29, 2024
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
3C7WRTCL5LG273543
Make
Ram
Model
3500
Model year
2020
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
WRTCL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
273543

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 · 1,757 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 1,757 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
2020

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
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 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 · Aug 31, 2023 – Aug 29, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 29, 2024CAI · Full4OOSNINE EXPRESS LLC 384003911417P3/CA
Aug 28, 2024CAI · Full2NINE EXPRESS LLC 384003911417P3/CA
Jun 26, 2024OHI · Full5OOSNINE EXPRESS LLC 384003911417P3/CA
Apr 26, 2024CAIII · Driver-only6OOSNINE EXPRESS LLC 384003911417P3/CA
Mar 26, 2024NVI · Full10OOSNINE EXPRESS LLC 384003911417P3/CA
Nov 13, 2023UTI · Full3STARTA TRANSPORT INC 335314411417P3/CA
Oct 27, 2023NVI · Full1OOSSTARTA TRANSPORT INC 335314411417P3/CA
Aug 31, 2023WAII · Walk-around1STARTA TRANSPORT INC 335314411417P3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NINE EXPRESS LLC3840039Mar 26, 2024Aug 29, 20245MA
STARTA TRANSPORT INC3353144Aug 31, 2023Nov 13, 20233IA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
11417P3CANINE EXPRESS LLCMar 26, 2024Aug 29, 20245
11417P3CA1STARTA TRANSPORT INCAug 31, 2023Nov 13, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026