Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Chevrolet W4

4KBC4B1U36J802967 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 24, 2025
CA
Last seenJul 9, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
4KBC4B1U36J802967
Make
Chevrolet
Model
W4
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 16, 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
C4B1U

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
802967

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 · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
W4

Prefix basis · 11 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
2006

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 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 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 · Jul 24, 2025 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026CAIII · Driver-only6KAREN RUIZ 38578828E72313/CA
Jan 31, 2026CAI · Full0CLAIR GLOBAL CORPORATION 56938E72313/CA
Aug 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around1CLAIR GLOBAL CORPORATION 56938E72313/CA
Jul 24, 2025CAI · Full1CLAIR GLOBAL CORPORATION 56938E72313/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KAREN RUIZ3857882Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261CA
CLAIR GLOBAL CORPORATION5693Jul 24, 2025Jan 31, 20263PA
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.
8E72313CA1KAREN RUIZJul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261
8E72313CACLAIR GLOBAL CORPORATIONJul 24, 2025Jan 31, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026