Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Chevrolet Silverado

1GC4K1EY4JF261940 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenDec 1, 2023
TN
Last seenDec 27, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
1GC4K1EY4JF261940
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Silverado
Model year
2018
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
1GC

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
4K1EY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
261940

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Silverado

Prefix basis · 20 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHEVROLET

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Silverado

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Pickup

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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 · Dec 1, 2023 – Dec 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 27, 2025TXI · Full0RICK'S ARMORY LLC 4232886WBS5414/TX
Oct 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around0RICK'S ARMORY LLC 4232886WBS5414/TX
Jul 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around3RICK'S ARMORY LLC 4232886WBS5414/TX
Jun 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSRICK'S ARMORY LLC 4232886WBS5414/TX
Feb 26, 2024MNI · Full2OOSBELLA FREIGHT LLC 3088839PWZ5046/OH
Feb 8, 2024NCI · Full0BELLA FREIGHT LLC 3088839PWZ5046/OH
Jan 3, 2024ALI · Full1BELLA FREIGHT LLC 30888394315F87/TX
Dec 11, 2023OKI · Full0BELLA FREIGHT LLC 30888394315F87/TX
Dec 1, 2023TNI · Full0BELLA FREIGHT LLC 30888394315F87/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RICK'S ARMORY LLC4232886Jun 20, 2025Dec 27, 20254TX
BELLA FREIGHT LLC3088839Dec 1, 2023Feb 26, 20245OH
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.
WBS5414TXRICK'S ARMORY LLCJun 20, 2025Dec 27, 20254
PWZ5046OHBELLA FREIGHT LLCFeb 8, 2024Feb 26, 20242
4315F87TXBELLA FREIGHT LLCDec 1, 2023Jan 3, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026