Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Gmc W4

4KDC4B1U78J800231 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenFeb 16, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 19, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4KDC4B1U78J800231
Make
Gmc
Model
W4
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
4KD

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
C4B1U

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
800231

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
GMC

Prefix basis · 16 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
W4

Prefix basis · 16 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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
GMC

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 · Feb 16, 2024 – Aug 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 19, 2026CAI · Full0FIRST CLASS VENDING INC 16797768R99471/CA
Jul 10, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0FIRST CLASS VENDING INC 16797768R99471/CA
Apr 9, 2025CAI · Full0FIRST CLASS VENDING INC 16797768R99471/CA
Feb 21, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0FIRST CLASS VENDING INC 16797768R99471/CA
Dec 6, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1FIRST CLASS VENDING INC 16797768R99471/CA
Jul 10, 2024CAI · Full0FIRST CLASS VENDING INC 16797768R99471/CA
Jun 19, 2024CAI · Full2FIRST CLASS VENDING INC 16797768R99471/CA
Feb 16, 2024CAI · Full1FIRST CLASS VENDING INC 16797768R99471/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FIRST CLASS VENDING INC1679776Feb 16, 2024Aug 19, 20268CA
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.
8R99471CA1FIRST CLASS VENDING INCFeb 16, 2024Aug 19, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026