Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Chevrolet C5

1GBE5C1286F401959 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenMay 24, 2024
US
Last seenAug 10, 2026
US
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GBE5C1286F401959
Make
Chevrolet
Model
C5
Model year
2006
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
E5C12

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
401959

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 · 35 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
C5

Prefix basis · 35 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
2006

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHEVROLET

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C5

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Number of Cab Unknown)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 24, 2024 – Aug 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 10, 2026USI · Full0LUIS FERNANDO MELENDEZ ARENAS 414495090ER1Z/CI
Feb 12, 2026USIII · Driver-only0LUIS FERNANDO MELENDEZ ARENAS 414495090ER1Z/MX
Jan 23, 2025NMI · Full0LUIS FERNANDO MELENDEZ ARENAS 414495090ER1Z/MX
Nov 11, 2024USI · Full1LUIS FERNANDO MELENDEZ ARENAS 414495090ER1Z/MX
Nov 4, 2024USIII · Driver-only0LUIS FERNANDO MELENDEZ ARENAS 414495090ER1Z/MX
May 24, 2024USI · Full6LUIS FERNANDO MELENDEZ ARENAS 414495090ER1Z/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUIS FERNANDO MELENDEZ ARENAS4144950May 24, 2024Aug 10, 20266CI
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.
90ER1ZCI1LUIS FERNANDO MELENDEZ ARENASAug 10, 2026Aug 10, 20261
90ER1ZMXLUIS FERNANDO MELENDEZ ARENASMay 24, 2024Feb 12, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026