Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Chevrolet Silverado

1GC4K1EY2JF153185 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJul 20, 2023
MD
Last seenFeb 5, 2024
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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
1GC4K1EY2JF153185
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Silverado
Model year
2018
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1GC

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
4K1EY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
153185

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Silverado

Prefix basis · 20 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHEVROLET

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Silverado

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 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 · Jul 20, 2023 – Feb 5, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 5, 2024FLI · Full7OOSMERA TRANSPORT LLC 3954504C012ED/GA
Dec 28, 2023SCI · Full5ZITRO TRANSPORTATION LLC 3913398C012ED/GA
Jul 25, 2023FLIII · Driver-only4OOSZITRO TRANSPORTATION LLC 3913398C012ED/GA
Jul 20, 2023MDI · Full0ZITRO TRANSPORTATION LLC 3913398C012ED/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERA TRANSPORT LLC3954504Feb 5, 2024Feb 5, 20241GA
ZITRO TRANSPORTATION LLC3913398Jul 20, 2023Dec 28, 20233GA
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.
C012EDGAMERA TRANSPORT LLCFeb 5, 2024Feb 5, 20241
C012EDGAZITRO TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 20, 2023Dec 28, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026