Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMA2442485007805 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenDec 20, 2023
MI
Last seenJul 10, 2026
WI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1PMA2442485007805
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 13, 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
1PM

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A2442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
007805

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
POLAR TANK TRAILER

Prefix basis · 1,078 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 1,078 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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
POLAR TANK TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Polar Tank Trailer

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 20, 2023 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026WIII · Walk-around0KRIST OIL COMPANY INC 168899E301846/MI
Jun 11, 2026WIIII · Driver-only1KRIST OIL COMPANY INC 168899E301846/MI
Jun 10, 2026WIII · Walk-around3KRIST OIL COMPANY INC 168899E301846/MI
Sep 8, 2025MIII · Walk-around2OOSKRIST OIL COMPANY INC 168899E301846/MI
Dec 20, 2023MIII · Walk-around3KRIST OIL COMPANY INC 168899E301846/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KRIST OIL COMPANY INC168899Dec 20, 2023Jul 10, 20265MI
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.
E301846MI2KRIST OIL COMPANY INCDec 20, 2023Jul 10, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026