Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Chevrolet Express

1GB3G3BG4C1201410 · Incomplete - Cutaway · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenSep 19, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 23, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1GB3G3BG4C1201410
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Express
Model year
2012
Body class
Incomplete - Cutaway
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 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
1GB

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3G3BG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
201410

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
CHEVROLET

Prefix basis · 639 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Express

Prefix basis · 639 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHEVROLET

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Express

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Cutaway

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 · Sep 19, 2023 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2OOSFONSECA TRUCKING LLC 343873010630W3/CA
Jun 15, 2026CAIII · Driver-only4CLARKE POWER SERVICES INC 37556518687L3/CA
Jun 15, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3FONSECA TRUCKING LLC 343873010630W3/CA
Jul 24, 2024CAI · Full0FONSECA TRUCKING LLC 343873010630W3/CA
Jul 10, 2024CAI · Full1FONSECA TRUCKING LLC 343873010630W3/CA
Jan 6, 2024CAI · Full0FONSECA TRUCKING LLC 343873010630W3/CA
Dec 30, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1FONSECA TRUCKING LLC 343873010630W3/CA
Sep 19, 2023CAI · Full2FONSECA TRUCKING LLC 3438730CM47N58/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FONSECA TRUCKING LLC3438730Sep 19, 2023Jul 23, 20267CA
CLARKE POWER SERVICES INC375565Jun 15, 2026Jun 15, 20261OH
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.
10630W3CA1FONSECA TRUCKING LLCDec 30, 2023Jul 23, 20266
18687L3CA1CLARKE POWER SERVICES INCJun 15, 2026Jun 15, 20261
CM47N58CAFONSECA TRUCKING LLCSep 19, 2023Sep 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026