Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Chevrolet Express

1GB3GSBG0G1282082 · Incomplete - Cutaway · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 12, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 4, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1GB3GSBG0G1282082
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Express
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Cutaway
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
3GSBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
282082

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 · 442 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Express

Prefix basis · 442 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
2016

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 · Jun 12, 2023 – Dec 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 4, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0MISSION SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION INC 27211657TIC611/CA
May 1, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0MISSION SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION INC 27211657TIC611/CA
Jun 14, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0SANTA BARBARA TRANSPORTATION CORP 6777137TIC611/CA
Jun 12, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0SANTA BARBARA TRANSPORTATION CORP 6777137TIC611/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MISSION SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION INC2721165May 1, 2025Dec 4, 20252CA
SANTA BARBARA TRANSPORTATION CORP677713Jun 12, 2023Jun 14, 20242CA
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.
7TIC611CAMISSION SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION INCMay 1, 2025Dec 4, 20252
7TIC611CASANTA BARBARA TRANSPORTATION CORPJun 12, 2023Jun 14, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026