Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Gmc Sierra

1GT426C89CF223574 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenSep 11, 2023
DE
Last seenApr 9, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
1GT426C89CF223574
Make
Gmc
Model
Sierra
Model year
2012
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
1GT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
426C8

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
223574

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
GMC

Prefix basis · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Sierra

Prefix basis · 14 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
GMC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Sierra

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 · Sep 11, 2023 – Apr 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 9, 2025PAI · Full3OOSHAMMER DOWN TRUCKING LLC 3929254C116259/DE
Oct 15, 2024PAI · Full0HAMMER DOWN TRUCKING LLC 3929254C116259/DE
May 1, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1M & M TRUCKING LLC 1455800C0116259/DE
Mar 7, 2024DEI · Full1HAMMER DOWN TRUCKING LLC 3929254C116259/DE
Feb 22, 2024PAII · Walk-around6OOSHAMMER DOWN TRUCKING LLC 3929254C0116259/DE
Feb 14, 2024NJI · Full2HAMMER DOWN TRUCKING LLC 3929254C116259/DE
Sep 11, 2023DEI · Full1OOSHAMMER DOWN TRUCKING LLC 3929254C116259/DE
Sep 11, 2023DEIII · Driver-only1HAMMER DOWN TRUCKING LLC 3929254C116259/DE
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HAMMER DOWN TRUCKING LLC3929254Sep 11, 2023Apr 9, 20257DE
M & M TRUCKING LLC1455800May 1, 2024May 1, 20241PA
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.
C116259DEHAMMER DOWN TRUCKING LLCSep 11, 2023Apr 9, 20256
C0116259DEM & M TRUCKING LLCMay 1, 2024May 1, 20241
C0116259DEHAMMER DOWN TRUCKING LLCFeb 22, 2024Feb 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026