Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Chevrolet Express

1GB3GTCG1G1237849 · Incomplete - Cutaway · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenMay 21, 2025
CA
Last seenJul 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
1GB3GTCG1G1237849
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
Jun 22, 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
3GTCG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
237849

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 · 49 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Express

Prefix basis · 49 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 · May 21, 2025 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026CAI · Full0OJ INSULATION LP 301605180006E2/CA
Feb 19, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OJ INSULATION LP 301605180006E2/CA
Nov 12, 2025CAI · Full0MOTOR BODY CO INC 262150972172C4/CA
Aug 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MOTOR BODY CO INC 262150972172C4/CA
Aug 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OJ INSULATION LP 301605180006E2/CA
May 29, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0OJ INSULATION LP 301605180006E2/CA
May 21, 2025CAI · Full1OJ INSULATION LP 301605180006E2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OJ INSULATION LP3016051May 21, 2025Jul 13, 20265CA
MOTOR BODY CO INC2621509Aug 26, 2025Nov 12, 20252CA
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.
80006E2CA1OJ INSULATION LPMay 21, 2025Jul 13, 20265
72172C4CAMOTOR BODY CO INCAug 26, 2025Nov 12, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026