Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1DW1A5325MBA49519

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenAug 14, 2023
NM
Last seenJul 18, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1DW

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1A532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
A49519

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
STOUGHTON TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 12,945 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Stoughton Trailers

Prefix basis · 12,945 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.

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 14, 2023 – Jul 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 18, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0AMERICAN EMPIRE TRANS INC 36071673230365/ME
Aug 14, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0KB BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 33536053230365/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN EMPIRE TRANS INC3607167Jul 18, 2025Jul 18, 20251CA
KB BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC3353605Aug 14, 2023Aug 14, 20231OH
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.
3230365MEAMERICAN EMPIRE TRANS INCJul 18, 2025Jul 18, 20251
3230365MEKB BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLCAug 14, 2023Aug 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC