It has been reported that some states put stamped codes on the chassis on trucks that pre-dated a national VIN code. California is one of those states. The indirect evidence points to this being done when a truck was registered in CA sometime after original titling (in another state).
Does the truck come with a proper title or registration? If it does, ask for a scan and/or photo of both sides of the document(s). Then show these to your vehicle registration people in the UK. If scans of both sides of one or of both documents a are not available, look for another vehicle.
