Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ace

1A9ASD118LF896079 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenSep 2, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 22, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1A9ASD118LF896079
Make
Ace
Model
Ace
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
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
1A9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ASD11

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
896079

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 · 139 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ace

Prefix basis · 139 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
2020

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 2, 2023 – Jan 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 22, 2026CAII · Walk-around8OOSJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844TJ1044/CA
Nov 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around0JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844TJ1044/CA
Jul 30, 2025CAI · Full14OOSTOP G TRANSPORT INC 40168974TA4949/CA
Feb 18, 2025CAI · Full2OOSJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844TJ1044/CA
Feb 10, 2025CAI · Full2JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844TJ1044/CA
Dec 4, 2024CAII · Walk-around1JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844TJ1044/CA
Oct 8, 2024CAI · Full2OOSJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844TJ1044/CA
Oct 25, 2023CAII · Walk-around4OOSJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844TA4949/CA
Sep 2, 2023CAI · Full1JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844TA4949/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC2090084Sep 2, 2023Jan 22, 20268CA
TOP G TRANSPORT INC4016897Jul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251CA
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.
4TJ1044CAJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INCOct 8, 2024Jan 22, 20266
4TA4949CATOP G TRANSPORT INCJul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251
4TA4949CAJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INCSep 2, 2023Oct 25, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026