Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Chevrolet Silverado

1GC5CYE89GZ212637 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenAug 21, 2023
OH
Last seenSep 5, 2025
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GC5CYE89GZ212637
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Silverado
Model year
2016
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
5CYE8

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
212637

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 21, 2023 – Sep 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 5, 2025ALIII · Driver-only3OOSLAVENDERS TRUCKING 1 LLC 337256635A0441/AL
Jun 13, 2025MSI · Full0LAVENDERS TRUCKING 1 LLC 337256635A0441/AL
Jun 4, 2025ALI · Full0LAVENDERS TRUCKING 1 LLC 337256635A0441/AL
Apr 24, 2025TNI · Full0LAVENDERS TRUCKING 1 LLC 337256635A0441/AL
Aug 28, 2024MSI · Full0LAVENDERS TRUCKING 1 LLC 337256635A0441/AL
Apr 26, 2024TNI · Full0LAVENDERS TRUCKING 1 LLC 337256635A0441/AL
Apr 4, 2024MSI · Full0LAVENDERS TRUCKING 1 LLC 3372566C140740/KY
Aug 21, 2023OHI · Full8OOSCOBALT TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE 3299545PLA1733/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LAVENDERS TRUCKING 1 LLC3372566Apr 4, 2024Sep 5, 20257AL
COBALT TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE3299545Aug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231OH
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.
35A0441ALLAVENDERS TRUCKING 1 LLCApr 26, 2024Sep 5, 20256
C140740KYLAVENDERS TRUCKING 1 LLCApr 4, 2024Apr 4, 20241
PLA1733OHCOBALT TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGEAug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026