Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Gmc Sierra

1GTEC14R5TZ505835 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenApr 30, 2025
CA
Last seenFeb 3, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GTEC14R5TZ505835
Make
Gmc
Model
Sierra
Model year
1996
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 22, 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
EC14R

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
505835

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
1996

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 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 30, 2025 – Feb 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 3, 2026CAII · Walk-around0COMPLETE WELDERS SUPPLY 272878467245S3/CA
Jan 28, 2026CAI · Full0COMPLETE WELDERS SUPPLY 272878467245S3/CA
Apr 30, 2025CAI · Full1OOSCOMPLETE WELDERS SUPPLY 272878467245S3/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COMPLETE WELDERS SUPPLY2728784Apr 30, 2025Feb 3, 20263CA
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.
67245S3CACOMPLETE WELDERS SUPPLYApr 30, 2025Feb 3, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 22, 2026