Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Chevrolet Express

1GB3GSBG5G1147020 · Incomplete - Cutaway · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenNov 20, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 13, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GB3GSBG5G1147020
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Express
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Cutaway
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
1GB

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3GSBG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
147020

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
CHEVROLET

Prefix basis · 442 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Express

Prefix basis · 442 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHEVROLET

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Express

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Cutaway

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 20, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0ANAHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 27440601472678/CA
Sep 18, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0ANAHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 27440601472678/CA
Sep 19, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0ANAHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 27440601472678/CA
Nov 20, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0ANAHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 27440601472678/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ANAHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT2744060Nov 20, 2023May 13, 20264CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1472678CAANAHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICTNov 20, 2023May 13, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026