Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Chevrolet 3500/4500

54DCDW1D9MS204503 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenMar 28, 2025
MD
Last seenJul 16, 2026
DE
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
54DCDW1D9MS204503
Make
Chevrolet
Model
3500/4500
Model year
2021
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
54D

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
CDW1D

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
204503

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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHEVROLET

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
3500/4500

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 28, 2025 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026DEIII · Driver-only2OOSVORTEX SUPPLY CO LLC 4186306XPKR50/NJ
Mar 30, 2026MDII · Walk-around1VORTEX SUPPLY CO LLC 4186306XPKR50/NJ
Jan 28, 2026NJIII · Driver-only3OOSVORTEX SUPPLY CO LLC 4186306XPKR50/NJ
Mar 28, 2025MDII · Walk-around2OOSVORTEX SUPPLY CO LLC 4186306XPKR50/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VORTEX SUPPLY CO LLC4186306Mar 28, 2025Jul 16, 20264NJ
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.
XPKR50NJ1VORTEX SUPPLY CO LLCMar 28, 2025Jul 16, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026