Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Wabash Smooth Side Standard

1JJE482S1WL382223 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenFeb 19, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 30, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
1JJE482S1WL382223
Make
Wabash
Model
Smooth Side Standard
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
1JJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
E482S

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
382223

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
WABASH

Prefix basis · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Smooth Side Standard

Prefix basis · 11 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WABASH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Smooth Side Standard

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 · Feb 19, 2024 – May 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around3JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 217792864UK4K/NL
May 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around0JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 217792864UK4K/MX
May 4, 2026TXI · Full11OOSJAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 217792864UK4K/NL
Nov 6, 2025TXI · Full7OOSJUAN ANGEL GARCIA ROSALES 160907864UK4K/MX
Aug 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around3JUAN ANGEL GARCIA ROSALES 160907864UK4K/MX
Feb 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSJUAN ANGEL GARCIA ROSALES 160907864UK4K/MX
Mar 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around7JUAN ANGEL GARCIA ROSALES 160907864UK4K/MX
Feb 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around5JUAN ANGEL GARCIA ROSALES 160907864UK4K/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS2177928May 4, 2026May 30, 20263TA
JUAN ANGEL GARCIA ROSALES1609078Feb 19, 2024Nov 6, 20255TA
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.
64UK4KNLJAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGASMay 4, 2026May 30, 20262
64UK4KMXJAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGASMay 27, 2026May 27, 20261
64UK4KMXJUAN ANGEL GARCIA ROSALESFeb 19, 2024Nov 6, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026