Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Chevrolet Silverado

1GC4K1EY1JF287816 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
9 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJul 31, 2025
ME
Last seenApr 24, 2026
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GC4K1EY1JF287816
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Silverado
Model year
2018
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 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
1GC

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
4K1EY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
287816

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Silverado

Prefix basis · 20 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHEVROLET

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Silverado

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Pickup

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 31, 2025 – Apr 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 24, 2026MDIII · Driver-only1TRUCK TALK TRUCKING LLC 3699712C479FB/GA
Jan 15, 2026NCI · Full2OOSTRUCK TALK TRUCKING LLC 3699712C479FB/GA
Oct 30, 2025TNI · Full1TRUCK TALK TRUCKING LLC 3699712C479FB/GA
Sep 29, 2025TNI · Full1OOSTRUCK TALK TRUCKING LLC 3699712C479FB/GA
Jul 31, 2025MEIII · Driver-only0TRUCK TALK TRUCKING LLC 3699712C479FB/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRUCK TALK TRUCKING LLC3699712Jul 31, 2025Apr 24, 20265GA
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.
C479FBGATRUCK TALK TRUCKING LLCJul 31, 2025Apr 24, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026