Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Cadillac Escalade

1GYEC63848R100461 · Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV] · MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMay 13, 2024
CA
Last seenOct 28, 2025
CA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GYEC63848R100461
Make
Cadillac
Model
Escalade
Model year
2008
Body class
Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]
Vehicle type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
GVWR
Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 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
1GY

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
EC638

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
100461

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
CADILLAC

Prefix basis · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Escalade

Prefix basis · 4 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
CADILLAC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Escalade

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 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 · May 13, 2024 – Oct 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0RAVINDER KUMAR 42017848M73898/CA
May 9, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0RAVINDER KUMAR 42017848M73898/CA
May 13, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0RAVINDER KUMAR 42017848M73898/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAVINDER KUMAR4201784May 13, 2024Oct 28, 20253CA
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.
8M73898CARAVINDER KUMARMay 13, 2024Oct 28, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 22, 2026