Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Ditch Witch T18S

1DSB202S1D1701739 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenAug 15, 2024
AZ
Last seenDec 18, 2025
AZ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1DSB202S1D1701739
Make
Ditch Witch
Model
T18S
Model year
2013
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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
701739

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
2013

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 15, 2024 – Dec 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 18, 2025AZII · Walk-around5HIGH DESERT COMMUNICATIONS INC 1788456N6A4RA/AZ
Aug 15, 2024AZI · Full3HIGH DESERT COMMUNICATIONS INC 1788456N6A4RA/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HIGH DESERT COMMUNICATIONS INC1788456Aug 15, 2024Dec 18, 20252AZ
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.
N6A4RAAZHIGH DESERT COMMUNICATIONS INCAug 15, 2024Dec 18, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 12, 2026