Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Chevrolet W4

J8BC4B14227009301 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJul 18, 2023
WV
Last seenApr 23, 2026
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
J8BC4B14227009301
Make
Chevrolet
Model
W4
Model year
2002
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
J8B

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
C4B14

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
CHEVROLET

Prefix basis · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
W4

Prefix basis · 5 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
2002

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHEVROLET

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

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 18, 2023 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026MDII · Walk-around3ELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 12591451EP5680/MD
Aug 7, 2025MDII · Walk-around2ELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 12591451EP5680/MD
Jul 11, 2025MDII · Walk-around2ELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 12591451EP5680/MD
Dec 17, 2024MDIII · Driver-only0ELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 12591451EP5680/MD
Apr 23, 2024MDI · Full0ELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 12591451EP5680/MD
Apr 10, 2024MDII · Walk-around4ELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 12591451EP5680/MD
Jul 18, 2023WVI · Full0ELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 12591451EP5680/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLC1259145Jul 18, 2023Apr 23, 20267MD
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.
1EP5680MDELITE ENVIRONMENTAL LLCJul 18, 2023Apr 23, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026