Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Chevrolet Express

1GB3GTCG3G1331229 · Incomplete - Cutaway · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 10
First seenFeb 17, 2025
US
Last seenJul 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
1GB3GTCG3G1331229
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
331229

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 · Feb 17, 2025 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026TXI · Full1OOSMARTHA MARICELA VAZQUEZ MACIAS 436053109BC5N/MX
Jul 20, 2026TXI · Full1OOSMARTHA MARICELA VAZQUEZ MACIAS 436053109BC5N/MX
Jul 14, 2026TXI · Full2OOSMARTHA MARICELA VAZQUEZ MACIAS 436053109BC5N/MX
Jul 14, 2026TXI · Full2OOSMARTHA MARICELA VAZQUEZ MACIAS 436053109BC5N/MX
Nov 29, 2025USI · Full4MARTHA MARICELA VAZQUEZ MACIAS 436053109BC5N/MX
Nov 14, 2025USI · Full3MARTHA MARICELA VAZQUEZ MACIAS 436053109BC5N/MX
Aug 2, 2025USI · Full3MARTHA MARICELA VAZQUEZ MACIAS 436053109BC5N/MX
May 23, 2025USI · Full2OOSMARTHA MARICELA VAZQUEZ MACIAS 436053109BC5N/MX
Mar 27, 2025USI · Full5JAIME ANDRES GUTIERREZ VALDEZ 317054909BC5N/MX
Feb 17, 2025USI · Full4JAIME ANDRES GUTIERREZ VALDEZ 317054909BC5N/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARTHA MARICELA VAZQUEZ MACIAS4360531May 23, 2025Jul 20, 20268TA
JAIME ANDRES GUTIERREZ VALDEZ3170549Feb 17, 2025Mar 27, 20252TA
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.
09BC5NMX1MARTHA MARICELA VAZQUEZ MACIASMay 23, 2025Jul 20, 20268
09BC5NMXJAIME ANDRES GUTIERREZ VALDEZFeb 17, 2025Mar 27, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026