Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Chevrolet Silverado

1GC5KYCY7JZ288631 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenSep 20, 2023
PA
Last seenMar 20, 2025
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GC5KYCY7JZ288631
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
Jun 22, 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
5KYCY

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
288631

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
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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Sep 20, 2023 – Mar 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 20, 2025PAIII · Driver-only6OOSIKA STR CORP 4062189ZWR1717/PA
Dec 17, 2024MOII · Walk-around9OOSIKA STR CORP 4062189ZWR1717/PA
Jul 9, 2024AZI · Full0IKA STR CORP 4062189ZWR1717/PA
Mar 29, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1IKA STR CORP 4062189ZWR1717/PA
Oct 19, 2023WYIII · Driver-only5OOSIKA STR CORP 4062189ZWR1717/PA
Sep 20, 2023PAIII · Driver-only6OOSIKA STR CORP 4062189ZWR1717/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IKA STR CORP4062189Sep 20, 2023Mar 20, 20256NY
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.
ZWR1717PAIKA STR CORPSep 20, 2023Mar 20, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026