Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Chevrolet Silverado

1GC5KYCG3FZ542284 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 13, 2023
KY
Last seenSep 2, 2025
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GC5KYCG3FZ542284
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Silverado
Model year
2015
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
5KYCG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
542284

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2015

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Jul 13, 2023 – Sep 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 2, 2025KYII · Walk-around2TOP NOTCH TREE CARE 3558022987998/KY
Jan 1, 2024KYI · Full2OOSTOP NOTCH TREE CARE 3558022987998/KY
Sep 14, 2023KYII · Walk-around0TOP NOTCH TREE CARE 3558022987998/KY
Jul 13, 2023KYII · Walk-around0TOP NOTCH TREE CARE 3558022987998/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOP NOTCH TREE CARE3558022Jul 13, 2023Sep 2, 20254KY
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.
987998KYTOP NOTCH TREE CAREJul 13, 2023Sep 2, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026