Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Ditch Witch T18S

1DSB202S0417Y2314 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenJun 21, 2023
AZ
Last seenJun 12, 2026
AZ
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1DSB202S0417Y2314
Make
Ditch Witch
Model
T18S
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 12, 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
1DS

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
B202S

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
7Y2314

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
DITCH WITCH

Prefix basis · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T18S

Prefix basis · 7 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
2004

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DITCH WITCH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T18S

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 · Jun 21, 2023 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026AZII · Walk-around4B & F CONTRACTING INC 1590339S6A2WA/AZ
Jun 21, 2023AZII · Walk-around5OOSB & F CONTRACTING INC 1590339S6A2WA/AZ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
B & F CONTRACTING INC1590339Jun 21, 2023Jun 12, 20262AZ
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.
S6A2WAAZ2B & F CONTRACTING INCJun 21, 2023Jun 12, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 12, 2026