Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

W1Z4NGHY8RT178103 · Van · BUS
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMay 6, 2024
MA
Last seenFeb 4, 2026
MA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
W1Z4NGHY8RT178103
Make
Mercedes-Benz
Model
Sprinter
Model year
2024
Body class
Van
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
W1Z

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
4NGHY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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
MERCEDES-BENZ

Prefix basis · 21 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Sprinter

Prefix basis · 21 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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MERCEDES-BENZ

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Sprinter

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Van

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
BUS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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 · May 6, 2024 – Feb 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 4, 2026MAI · Full0BOSTON CHAUFFEUR INC 1605431LV55615/MA
Jul 25, 2024MAII · Walk-around0BOSTON CHAUFFEUR INC 1605431LV55615/MA
May 6, 2024MAV · Vehicle-only2OOSBOSTON CHAUFFEUR INC 1605431LV55615/MA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BOSTON CHAUFFEUR INC1605431May 6, 2024Feb 4, 20263MA
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.
LV55615MABOSTON CHAUFFEUR INCMay 6, 2024Feb 4, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026