Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Chevrolet 4500

54DCDW1D4PS202078 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 28, 2023
MA
Last seenJan 21, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
54DCDW1D4PS202078
Make
Chevrolet
Model
4500
Model year
2023
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
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
54D

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
CDW1D

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
202078

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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHEVROLET

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
4500

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 28, 2023 – Jan 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 21, 2026NYII · Walk-around3FOODPREP SOLUTIONS LLC 3518989BT80165/CT
Sep 30, 2025RIIII · Driver-only0FOODPREP SOLUTIONS LLC 3518989BT80165/CT
Nov 3, 2023MAIII · Driver-only0AMERICAN FREIGHT OUTLET STORES LLC 3273986X30177/MA
Sep 28, 2023MAII · Walk-around3AMERICAN FREIGHT OUTLET STORES LLC 3273986X30177/MA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FOODPREP SOLUTIONS LLC3518989Sep 30, 2025Jan 21, 20262CT
AMERICAN FREIGHT OUTLET STORES LLC3273986Sep 28, 2023Nov 3, 20232OH
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.
BT80165CTFOODPREP SOLUTIONS LLCSep 30, 2025Jan 21, 20262
X30177MAAMERICAN FREIGHT OUTLET STORES LLCSep 28, 2023Nov 3, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026