Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Chevrolet Express

1GBJG316781234117 · Incomplete - Cutaway · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 30, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GBJG316781234117
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Express
Model year
2008
Body class
Incomplete - Cutaway
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
JG316

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
234117

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 · 37 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Express

Prefix basis · 37 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
2008

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 30, 2023 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0PLANT SCIENCES INC 23434959MXP145/CA
Apr 4, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0PLANT SCIENCES INC 23434959MXP145/CA
Oct 8, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0PLANT SCIENCES INC 23434959MXP145/CA
Aug 16, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only2PLANT SCIENCES INC 23434959MXP145/CA
Aug 30, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0BUTTE VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26551021415755/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLANT SCIENCES INC2343495Aug 16, 2024Feb 26, 20264CA
BUTTE VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT2655102Aug 30, 2023Aug 30, 20231CA
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.
9MXP145CAPLANT SCIENCES INCAug 16, 2024Feb 26, 20264
1415755CABUTTE VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTAug 30, 2023Aug 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026