Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Ace Truck Body Co.

1A9SS4033X1169006 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenAug 4, 2023
NC
Last seenNov 20, 2025
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1A9SS4033X1169006
Make
Ace Truck Body Co.
Model
ACE Truck Body Co.
Model year
1999
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
SS403

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
169006

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
ACE TRUCK BODY CO.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
ACE Truck Body Co.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 4, 2023 – Nov 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 20, 2025NCII · Walk-around3OOSSOUTHERN METAL RECYCLING INC 91543
Jun 23, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSSOUTHERN METAL RECYCLING INC 91543AJ87248/NC
May 6, 2025NCII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN METAL RECYCLING INC 91543AJ87248/NC
Mar 25, 2025NCII · Walk-around4OOSSOUTHERN METAL RECYCLING INC 91543AJ87248/NC
Nov 4, 2024NCI · Full5OOSSOUTHERN METAL RECYCLING INC 91543AJ87248/NC
Mar 5, 2024NCII · Walk-around1SOUTHERN METAL RECYCLING INC 91543AJ87248/NC
Aug 4, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN METAL RECYCLING INC 91543AJ87248/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN METAL RECYCLING INC91543Aug 4, 2023Nov 20, 20257NC
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.
OTSOUTHERN METAL RECYCLING INCNov 20, 2025Nov 20, 20251
AJ87248NCSOUTHERN METAL RECYCLING INCAug 4, 2023Jun 23, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026