Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Chevrolet Express

1GBJG31U661155842 · Incomplete - Cutaway · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenFeb 27, 2024
CA
Last seenMar 10, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GBJG31U661155842
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Express
Model year
2006
Body class
Incomplete - Cutaway
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
JG31U

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
155842

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 · 132 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Express

Prefix basis · 132 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
2006

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 · Feb 27, 2024 – Mar 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 10, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0E CENTER 27426515MQN047/CA
Feb 11, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0E CENTER 27426515MQN047/CA
Feb 11, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0E CENTER 27426515MQN047/CA
May 21, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1E CENTER 27426515MQN047/CA
May 21, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0E CENTER 27426515MQN047/CA
Feb 27, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0E CENTER 27426515MQN047/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E CENTER2742651Feb 27, 2024Mar 10, 20266CA
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.
5MQN047CAE CENTERFeb 27, 2024Mar 10, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026