Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Chevrolet Express

1GB3GTCG4G1178540 · Incomplete - Cutaway · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenAug 27, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 11, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GB3GTCG4G1178540
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
Jun 17, 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
3GTCG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
178540

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 · 49 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Express

Prefix basis · 49 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 · Aug 27, 2023 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026CAI · Full0J & A FOODS INC 294315239693H4/CA
Jan 18, 2026CAI · Full0J & A FOODS INC 294315239925D2/CA
Oct 5, 2025CAI · Full1J & A FOODS INC 294315239925D2/CA
Sep 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSJ & A FOODS INC 294315239925D2/CA
Aug 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around0J & A FOODS INC 294315239925D2/CA
Jun 12, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1J & A FOODS INC 294315239925D2/CA
Jan 5, 2025CAI · Full0J & A FOODS INC 294315239925D2/CA
Dec 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around0J & A FOODS INC 294315239925D2/CA
Apr 23, 2024CAI · Full0J & A FOODS INC 294315239925D2/CA
Nov 7, 2023CAI · Full0J & A FOODS INC 294315239925D2/CA
Aug 27, 2023CAI · Full0J & A FOODS INC 294315239925D2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J & A FOODS INC2943152Aug 27, 2023Jun 11, 202611CA
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.
39693H4CA1J & A FOODS INCJun 11, 2026Jun 11, 20261
39925D2CAJ & A FOODS INCAug 27, 2023Jan 18, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026