Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 John Evans Manufacturing

1J9A153B7H0003148 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJun 28, 2023
MD
Last seenMar 4, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1J9A153B7H0003148
Make
John Evans Manufacturing
Model
John Evans Manufacturing
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
1J9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A153B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
003148

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
JOHN EVANS MANUFACTURING

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

Model
John Evans Manufacturing

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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
JOHN EVANS MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
John Evans 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 · Jun 28, 2023 – Mar 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 4, 2026MDI · Full5KGK TRUCKING INC 14504132668057/ME
Jun 12, 2025MDII · Walk-around2KGK TRUCKING INC 14504132668057/ME
Nov 21, 2023MDII · Walk-around2OOSKGK TRUCKING INC 14504132668057/ME
Jul 11, 2023MDI · Full5OOSKGK TRUCKING INC 14504132668057/ME
Jun 28, 2023MDII · Walk-around1OOSKGK TRUCKING INC 14504132668057/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KGK TRUCKING INC1450413Jun 28, 2023Mar 4, 20265MD
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.
2668057MEKGK TRUCKING INCJun 28, 2023Mar 4, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026