Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Gmc Sierra

1GT42YEY8HF119772 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
2 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenSep 11, 2024
WY
Last seenNov 16, 2024
MO
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GT42YEY8HF119772
Make
Gmc
Model
Sierra
Model year
2017
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 20, 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
1GT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
42YEY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
119772

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
GMC

Prefix basis · 47 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Sierra

Prefix basis · 47 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
GMC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Sierra

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 · Sep 11, 2024 – Nov 16, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 16, 2024MOII · Walk-around6OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631P823530/SC
Nov 15, 2024MOI · Full1THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631P823530/SC
Sep 11, 2024WYI · Full0THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631P823530/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THOMAS LYLE SHAFER3460631Sep 11, 2024Nov 16, 20243TN
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.
P823530SCTHOMAS LYLE SHAFERSep 11, 2024Nov 16, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 20, 2026