Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Chevrolet 3500/4500

54DCDW1B5JS802792 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 13
First seenSep 6, 2023
NY
Last seenDec 11, 2025
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
54DCDW1B5JS802792
Make
Chevrolet
Model
3500/4500
Model year
2018
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
CDW1B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
802792

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
3500/4500

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 4: 14,001 - 16,000 lb (6,350 - 7,258 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 6, 2023 – Dec 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 11, 2025NYI · Full0E M PFAFF & SON INC 93969780150JS/NY
Aug 12, 2025NYII · Walk-around1E M PFAFF & SON INC 93969780150JS/NY
May 21, 2025NYII · Walk-around0E M PFAFF & SON INC 93969780150JS/NY
May 15, 2025NYI · Full0E M PFAFF & SON INC 93969780150JS/NY
May 14, 2025NYII · Walk-around0E M PFAFF & SON INC 93969780150JS/NY
May 6, 2025NYII · Walk-around0E M PFAFF & SON INC 93969780150JS/NY
Mar 26, 2025NYII · Walk-around0E M PFAFF & SON INC 93969780150JS/NY
Mar 17, 2025NYI · Full1E M PFAFF & SON INC 93969780150JS/NY
May 22, 2024NYII · Walk-around2E M PFAFF & SON INC 93969780150JS/NY
Feb 27, 2024NYII · Walk-around0E M PFAFF & SON INC 93969780150JS/NY
Dec 5, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0E M PFAFF & SON INC 93969780150JS/NY
Nov 29, 2023NYII · Walk-around0E M PFAFF & SON INC 93969780150JS/NY
Sep 6, 2023NYII · Walk-around1E M PFAFF & SON INC 93969780150JS/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E M PFAFF & SON INC939697Sep 6, 2023Dec 11, 202513NY
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.
80150JSNYE M PFAFF & SON INCSep 6, 2023Dec 11, 202513
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026