Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Alum-Line, Inc.

1A9FG403282241862 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenAug 27, 2025
MI
Last seenJun 29, 2026
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1A9FG403282241862
Make
Alum-Line, Inc.
Model
Alum-Line, Inc.
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
FG403

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
241862

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
ALUM-LINE, INC.

Prefix basis · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Alum-Line, Inc.

Prefix basis · 3 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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
ALUM-LINE, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Alum-Line, 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 27, 2025 – Jun 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2026MII · Full1ETNA DISTRIBUTORS LLC 343766E239861/MI
Oct 28, 2025MII · Full3OOSETNA DISTRIBUTORS LLC 343766E239861/MI
Aug 27, 2025MII · Full2OOSETNA DISTRIBUTORS LLC 343766E239861/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ETNA DISTRIBUTORS LLC343766Aug 27, 2025Jun 29, 20263MI
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.
E239861MI2ETNA DISTRIBUTORS LLCAug 27, 2025Jun 29, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026