Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2010 Chevrolet Express

1GB9G5ALXA1181987 · Incomplete - Cutaway · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMay 23, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 23, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1GB9G5ALXA1181987
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Express
Model year
2010
Body class
Incomplete - Cutaway
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
9G5AL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1980 or 2010

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

North American serial sequence
181987

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 · 48 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Express

Prefix basis · 48 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
2010

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 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 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 23, 2024 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only2STORER TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL AND CONTRACT SERVICE 30237149CHY853/CA
May 1, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0STORER TRANSIT SYSTEMS 30187799CHY853/CA
May 23, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0STORER TRANSIT SYSTEMS 30187799CHY853/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STORER TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL AND CONTRACT SERVICE3023714Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261CA
STORER TRANSIT SYSTEMS3018779May 23, 2024May 1, 20252CA
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.
9CHY853CASTORER TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL AND CONTRACT SERVICEApr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261
9CHY853CASTORER TRANSIT SYSTEMSMay 23, 2024May 1, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026