Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1REFA5203VC971837

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 14, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 26, 2026
CA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1REFA5203VC971837
Make
Not decoded
Model
Not decoded
Model year
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
Not decoded
GVWR
Not decoded
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
1RE

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FA520

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
971837

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
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 14, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026CAI · Full7OOSCHAVEZ & SONS TRUCKING LLC 27657864BA1192/CA
Nov 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around0CHAVEZ & SONS TRUCKING LLC 27657864BA1192/CA
Oct 22, 2025CAI · Full1CHAVEZ & SONS TRUCKING LLC 27657864BA1192/CA
Oct 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0CHAVEZ & SONS TRUCKING LLC 27657864BA1192/CA
Jul 2, 2024CAII · Walk-around4CHAVEZ & SONS TRUCKING LLC 27657864BA1192/CA
Aug 14, 2023CAI · Full5CHAVEZ & SONS TRUCKING LLC 27657864BA1192/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHAVEZ & SONS TRUCKING LLC2765786Aug 14, 2023Jun 26, 20266CA
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.
4BA1192CA2CHAVEZ & SONS TRUCKING LLCAug 14, 2023Jun 26, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026