Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Pt Welding

1P9PH2126PW542736 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenAug 11, 2023
AZ
Last seenOct 24, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1P9PH2126PW542736
Make
Pt Welding
Model
PT WELDING
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
1P9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
PH212

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
542736

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
PT WELDING

Prefix basis · 13 decoded VINs at 92.3% prefix purity.

Model
PT WELDING

Prefix basis · 13 decoded VINs at 92.3% 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PT WELDING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
PT WELDING

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 11, 2023 – Oct 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 24, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0COW CHOW TRANSPORT LLC 3909458C7A2MP/AZ
Sep 23, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0COW CHOW TRANSPORT LLC 3909458C7A2MP/AZ
Aug 11, 2023AZII · Walk-around5OOSVICTOR SANCHEZ AGUILAR 864709027953U/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COW CHOW TRANSPORT LLC3909458Sep 23, 2025Oct 24, 20252TX
VICTOR SANCHEZ AGUILAR864709Aug 11, 2023Aug 11, 20231CA
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.
C7A2MPAZCOW CHOW TRANSPORT LLCSep 23, 2025Oct 24, 20252
027953UCAVICTOR SANCHEZ AGUILARAug 11, 2023Aug 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026