Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Gmc Sierra

1GT42XEY5JF188628 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 8
First seenOct 7, 2025
TX
Last seenJun 12, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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
1GT42XEY5JF188628
Make
Gmc
Model
Sierra
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 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
42XEY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
188628

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Sierra

Prefix basis · 7 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
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 · Oct 7, 2025 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026AZII · Walk-around644BULLDOG TRUCKING LLC 4431514FDYZ32/FL
Jun 4, 2026MDI · Full5OOS44BULLDOG TRUCKING LLC 4431514FDYZ32/FL
Jun 4, 2026MDI · Full5OOS44BULLDOG TRUCKING LLC 4431514FDYZ32/FL
Mar 11, 2026MTIII · Driver-only5OOS44BULLDOG TRUCKING LLC 4431514FDYZ32/FL
Feb 6, 2026MSI · Full1OOS44BULLDOG TRUCKING LLC 4431514FDYZ32/FL
Nov 15, 2025SDI · Full6OOS44BULLDOG TRUCKING LLC 4431514FDZ32/FL
Nov 11, 2025FLIII · Driver-only1OOS44BULLDOG TRUCKING LLC 4431514FDYZ32/FL
Oct 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSM STEWART LOGISTICS LLC 4071859FDYZ32/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
44BULLDOG TRUCKING LLC4431514Nov 11, 2025Jun 12, 20267FL
M STEWART LOGISTICS LLC4071859Oct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251DE
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.
FDYZ32FL144BULLDOG TRUCKING LLCNov 11, 2025Jun 12, 20266
FDZ32FL44BULLDOG TRUCKING LLCNov 15, 2025Nov 15, 20251
FDYZ32FLM STEWART LOGISTICS LLCOct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026