Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMS2442XJ8015805 · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJan 1, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 20, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1PMS2442XJ8015805
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 25, 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
S2442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
015805

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 · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 14 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
POLAR TANK TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Jan 1, 2024 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around0RANGERS TRANSPORT INC 3342653572301/LA
Dec 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around0RANGERS TRANSPORT INC 3342653J5272301/LA
Jul 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around0RANGERS TRANSPORT INC 3342653J572301/LA
Apr 19, 2024TXI · Full2RANGERS TRANSPORT INC 3342653J572301/LA
Jan 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around1RANGERS TRANSPORT INC 3342653J572301/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RANGERS TRANSPORT INC3342653Jan 1, 2024May 20, 20265TX
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.
572301LARANGERS TRANSPORT INCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
J5272301LARANGERS TRANSPORT INCDec 21, 2024Dec 21, 20241
J572301LARANGERS TRANSPORT INCJan 1, 2024Jul 7, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026