Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Chevrolet Express

1GBHG31R3W1063758 · Incomplete - Cutaway · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenMay 14, 2024
CA
Last seenOct 14, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
1GBHG31R3W1063758
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Express
Model year
1998
Body class
Incomplete - Cutaway
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 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
1GB

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HG31R

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
063758

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 · 23 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Express

Prefix basis · 23 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHEVROLET

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Express

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Cutaway

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 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 · May 14, 2024 – Oct 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only2LAYTONVILLE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26480821014079/CA
May 14, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0FORT BRAGG UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26462841014079/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LAYTONVILLE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT2648082Oct 14, 2025Oct 14, 20251CA
FORT BRAGG UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT2646284May 14, 2024May 14, 20241CA
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.
1014079CALAYTONVILLE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTOct 14, 2025Oct 14, 20251
1014079CAFORT BRAGG UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTMay 14, 2024May 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026