Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Chevrolet Silverado

1GC5KZCY3JZ187835 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 29, 2024
MD
Last seenJul 27, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GC5KZCY3JZ187835
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
Aug 1, 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
5KZCY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
187835

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
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

  • 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 · Jan 29, 2024 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026MDII · Walk-around3OOSSOLAR FOUNDATIONS USA INC 1687062CL99762/DE
Apr 22, 2025PAI · Full0SOLAR FOUNDATIONS USA INC 1687062CL099762/DE
Jan 29, 2024MDI · Full0SOLAR FOUNDATIONS USA INC 1687062CL99762/DE
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOLAR FOUNDATIONS USA INC1687062Jan 29, 2024Jul 27, 20263DE
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.
CL99762DE1SOLAR FOUNDATIONS USA INCJan 29, 2024Jul 27, 20262
CL099762DESOLAR FOUNDATIONS USA INCApr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026