Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ram 3500

3C63RRGL5JG158927 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenSep 5, 2023
CO
Last seenDec 31, 2024
IA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C63RRGL5JG158927
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 20, 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
3RRGL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
158927

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 · 5,018 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
3500

Prefix basis · 5,018 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 5, 2023 – Dec 31, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 31, 2024IAI · Full11OOSAPI LOGISTICS INC 3469718P1178816/IL
Sep 25, 2024NYII · Walk-around3API LOGISTICS INC 3469718P1178816/IL
Sep 20, 2024ILI · Full2API LOGISTICS INC 3469718P1178816/IL
Sep 14, 2024TNI · Full0API LOGISTICS INC 3469718P1178816/IL
Jul 12, 2024WII · Full2OOSAPI LOGISTICS INC 3469718P1178816/IL
Dec 20, 2023NCI · Full0API LOGISTICS INC 3469718P1178816/IL
Dec 1, 2023TNI · Full0API LOGISTICS INC 3469718P1178816/IL
Nov 17, 2023TNI · Full3API LOGISTICS INC 3469718P1178816/IL
Sep 5, 2023COI · Full0API LOGISTICS INC 3469718P1178816/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
API LOGISTICS INC3469718Sep 5, 2023Dec 31, 20249IL
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.
P1178816ILAPI LOGISTICS INCSep 5, 2023Dec 31, 20249
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026