Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Ace

1A9AFD22XGF896151 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 25, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 28, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1A9AFD22XGF896151
Make
Ace
Model
Ace
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1A9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AFD22

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
896151

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
ACE

Prefix basis · 67 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ace

Prefix basis · 67 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
ACE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Ace

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 · Aug 25, 2023 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026CAII · Walk-around4JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844PF2836/CA
Jul 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around2JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844PF2836/CA
Mar 20, 2025CAI · Full8OOSJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844PF2836/CA
Oct 22, 2024CAI · Full13OOSJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844PF2836/CA
Aug 25, 2023CAI · Full0JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844PF2836/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC2090084Aug 25, 2023Apr 28, 20265CA
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.
4PF2836CAJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INCAug 25, 2023Apr 28, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026