Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 E-Pak Manufacturing

1E9E5GZ28JA505610 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMar 22, 2024
OH
Last seenMar 27, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
1E9E5GZ28JA505610
Make
E-Pak Manufacturing
Model
E-PAK MANUFACTURING
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
1E9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
E5GZ2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
505610

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
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 54 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 54 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

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 · Mar 22, 2024 – Mar 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 27, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0BROWN TRANSPORT INC 170624V1C440/KY
May 21, 2024OHII · Walk-around3TOPP NOTCH LLC 2913589F5B235/KY
Mar 22, 2024OHII · Walk-around3TOPP NOTCH LLC 2913589F5B235/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROWN TRANSPORT INC170624Mar 27, 2026Mar 27, 20261OH
TOPP NOTCH LLC2913589Mar 22, 2024May 21, 20242OH
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.
V1C440KYBROWN TRANSPORT INCMar 27, 2026Mar 27, 20261
F5B235KYTOPP NOTCH LLCMar 22, 2024May 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026