Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Chevrolet W4

4KBB4B1R8XJ001816 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 24, 2024
CA
Last seenOct 8, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4KBB4B1R8XJ001816
Make
Chevrolet
Model
W4
Model year
1999
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
4KB

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
B4B1R

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
001816

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
CHEVROLET

Prefix basis · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
W4

Prefix basis · 5 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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHEVROLET

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
W4

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 24, 2024 – Oct 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MISSION LANDSCAPE COMPANIES, INC 26123115Y44407/CA
Oct 2, 2025CAI · Full2MISSION LANDSCAPE COMPANIES, INC 26123115Y44407/CA
Oct 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around1MISSION LANDSCAPE COMPANIES, INC 26123115Y44407/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MISSION LANDSCAPE COMPANIES, INC2612311Oct 24, 2024Oct 8, 20253CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5Y44407CAMISSION LANDSCAPE COMPANIES, INCOct 24, 2024Oct 8, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026