Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Chevrolet Silverado

1GCJK39294E311844 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 20, 2023
MI
Last seenJul 20, 2026
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GCJK39294E311844
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Silverado
Model year
2004
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 24, 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
JK392

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
311844

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Silverado

Prefix basis · 3 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
2004

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 · Nov 20, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026MIIII · Driver-only0JOHNSTON'S LANDSCAPING LLC 1878785BD76941/MI
May 23, 2024MIIII · Driver-only0JOHNSTON'S LANDSCAPING LLC 1878785BD76941/MI
Nov 20, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1JOHNSTON'S LANDSCAPING LLC 1878785BA20258/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOHNSTON'S LANDSCAPING LLC1878785Nov 20, 2023Jul 20, 20263MI
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.
BD76941MI1JOHNSTON'S LANDSCAPING LLCMay 23, 2024Jul 20, 20262
BA20258MIJOHNSTON'S LANDSCAPING LLCNov 20, 2023Nov 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 24, 2026