Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Dakota Manufacturing Co. / Trail-Eze Other

1DAYYGA12EM021184 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJul 12, 2023
WI
Last seenFeb 7, 2025
WI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
1DAYYGA12EM021184
Make
Dakota Manufacturing Co. / Trail-Eze
Model
Other
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
1DA

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
YYGA1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
021184

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
DAKOTA MANUFACTURING CO. / TRAIL-EZE

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

Model
Other

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
2014

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DAKOTA MANUFACTURING CO. / TRAIL-EZE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Other

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 12, 2023 – Feb 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 7, 2025WIII · Walk-around1SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY 108106656263/WI
Sep 4, 2024MNII · Walk-around1OOSDAKOTA MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD 527121656263/WI
Jun 6, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY 108106656263/WI
Sep 28, 2023WIII · Walk-around4OOSSOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY 108106656263/WI
Jul 12, 2023WIII · Walk-around2OOSSOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY 108106656263/WI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY108106Jul 12, 2023Feb 7, 20254MN
DAKOTA MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD527121Sep 4, 2024Sep 4, 20241IA
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.
656263WISOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANYJul 12, 2023Feb 7, 20254
656263WIDAKOTA MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROADSep 4, 2024Sep 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026