Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Isuzu FTR

54DK6S168JSG00596 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 18, 2023
WA
Last seenMar 30, 2026
WA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
54DK6S168JSG00596
Make
Isuzu
Model
FTR
Model year
2018
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 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
54D

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
K6S16

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
G00596

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
ISUZU

Prefix basis · 470 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
FTR

Prefix basis · 470 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
ISUZU

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
FTR

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 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 18, 2023 – Mar 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 30, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0DK DIRECT INC 288529743470P3/CA
Jun 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around2DK DIRECT INC 288529743470P3/CA
Apr 21, 2025ORIII · Driver-only1OOSDK DIRECT INC 288529743470P3/CA
Jan 8, 2024CAI · Full0DK DIRECT INC 288529784588G3/CA
Sep 18, 2023WAIII · Driver-only2DK DIRECT INC 288529784588G3/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DK DIRECT INC2885297Sep 18, 2023Mar 30, 20265CA
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.
43470P3CADK DIRECT INCApr 21, 2025Mar 30, 20263
84588G3CADK DIRECT INCJan 8, 2024Jan 8, 20241
84588G3WADK DIRECT INCSep 18, 2023Sep 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026