Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Chevrolet W5

J8BF5C13847700150 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenDec 12, 2023
WA
Last seenMar 31, 2026
WA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
J8BF5C13847700150
Make
Chevrolet
Model
W5
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 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
J8B

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F5C13

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
W5

Prefix basis · 5 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
W5

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 5: 16,001 - 19,500 lb (7,258 - 8,845 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 12, 2023 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026WAI · Full0MAAX US CORP 143468B98696N/WA
Oct 22, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2MAAX US CORP 143468B98696N/WA
Jun 26, 2024WAI · Full1MAAX US CORP 143468B98696N/WA
Apr 11, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0MAAX US CORP 143468B98696N/WA
Dec 12, 2023WAII · Walk-around5OOSMAAX US CORP 143468B98696N/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAAX US CORP143468Dec 12, 2023Mar 31, 20265WA
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.
B98696NWAMAAX US CORPDec 12, 2023Mar 31, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026