Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ram 2500

3C6UR5CL2MG697156 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenMay 9, 2025
TX
Last seenSep 2, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3C6UR5CL2MG697156
Make
Ram
Model
2500
Model year
2021
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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
UR5CL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
697156

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 · 684 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
2500

Prefix basis · 684 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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
RAM

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
2500

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 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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 · May 9, 2025 – Sep 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 2, 2026KSI · Full0FREDRICKS SALVAGE LLC 3958817XKM2851/TX
Jul 27, 2026KYI · Full1FSI TRANSPORT LLC 3958818XKM2851/TX
Jul 27, 2026KYI · Full1FSI TRANSPORT LLC 3958818XKM2851/TX
Jul 15, 2026TNI · Full0FSI TRANSPORT LLC 3958818XKM2851/TX
Mar 20, 2026TNI · Full0FSI TRANSPORT LLC 3958818XKM2851/TX
Mar 19, 2026TNI · Full3OOSFSI TRANSPORT LLC 3958818XKM2851/TX
Dec 11, 2025TNI · Full1FSI TRANSPORT LLC 3958818VZR0524/TX
Nov 12, 2025LAI · Full5OOSFSI TRANSPORT LLC 3958818VZR0524/TX
Oct 28, 2025VAI · Full0FSI TRANSPORT LLC 3958818VZR0524/TX
Oct 20, 2025MSI · Full1FSI TRANSPORT LLC 3958818VZR0524/TX
Jul 8, 2025ARI · Full1FSI TRANSPORT LLC 3958818VZR0524/TX
May 9, 2025TXI · Full7FSI TRANSPORT LLC 3958818VZR0524/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FREDRICKS SALVAGE LLC3958817Sep 2, 2026Sep 2, 20261SD
FSI TRANSPORT LLC3958818May 9, 2025Jul 27, 202611TX
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.
XKM2851TX1FREDRICKS SALVAGE LLCSep 2, 2026Sep 2, 20261
XKM2851TX1FSI TRANSPORT LLCMar 19, 2026Jul 27, 20265
VZR0524TXFSI TRANSPORT LLCMay 9, 2025Dec 11, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026