Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ameritrail, Inc.

17YGA4024MB082842 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 24, 2024
TX
Last seenJan 2, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
17YGA4024MB082842
Make
Ameritrail, Inc.
Model
Ameritrail, Inc.
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
17Y

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GA402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
082842

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
AMERITRAIL, INC.

Prefix basis · 140 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ameritrail, Inc.

Prefix basis · 140 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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
AMERITRAIL, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Ameritrail, Inc.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • 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 · Jul 24, 2024 – Jan 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 2, 2026TXI · Full1OOSSABEL STEEL SERVICE INC 41934122856M/TX
Dec 15, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0SABEL STEEL SERVICE INC 41934122856M/TX
Sep 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around0SABEL STEEL SERVICE INC 41934122856M/TX
Mar 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around2SABEL STEEL SERVICE INC 41934122856M/TX
Jul 24, 2024TXI · Full0SABEL STEEL SERVICE INC 41934122856M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SABEL STEEL SERVICE INC41934Jul 24, 2024Jan 2, 20265AL
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.
122856MTXSABEL STEEL SERVICE INCJul 24, 2024Jan 2, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026