Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Chevrolet Silverado

1GCHK23255F947089 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
10 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 3, 2025
IA
Last seenMay 20, 2026
SD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GCHK23255F947089
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Silverado
Model year
2005
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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
HK232

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
947089

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Silverado

Prefix basis · 4 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
2005

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 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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 3, 2025 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026SDII · Walk-around3NICKS HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC 4406604SNG497/MN
Nov 4, 2025IAI · Full4NICKS HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC 4406604SNG497/MN
Aug 21, 2025NYII · Walk-around2OOSNICKS HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC 4406604SNG497/MN
Jul 3, 2025IAI · Full10NICKS HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC 4406604CMK380/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NICKS HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC4406604Jul 3, 2025May 20, 20264MN
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.
SNG497MNNICKS HOTSHOT SERVICES LLCAug 21, 2025May 20, 20263
CMK380MNNICKS HOTSHOT SERVICES LLCJul 3, 2025Jul 3, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026