Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMA24428W5001373 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenOct 28, 2023
AR
Last seenJun 9, 2026
AR
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1PMA24428W5001373
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
001373

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
1998

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 28, 2023 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026ARII · Walk-around0WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT200660/AR
Mar 29, 2026ARII · Walk-around1WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT200660/AR
Dec 23, 2025TNII · Walk-around1WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT200660/AR
Nov 25, 2025TNII · Walk-around1OOSWINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT200660/AR
Sep 22, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT200660/AR
May 13, 2025ARI · Full0WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT200660/AR
Oct 21, 2024TNI · Full1WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT200660/UK
Sep 25, 2024TNI · Full1OOSWINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT200660/UK
Apr 22, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT200660/AR
Nov 27, 2023MSI · Full3WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT200660/AR
Oct 28, 2023ARI · Full2WINDERS TRUCKING LLC 2948096PT200660/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WINDERS TRUCKING LLC2948096Oct 28, 2023Jun 9, 202611AR
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.
PT200660ARWINDERS TRUCKING LLCOct 28, 2023Jun 9, 20269
PT200660UKWINDERS TRUCKING LLCSep 25, 2024Oct 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026