Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMS34423W1019871 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJun 29, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 1, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1PMS34423W1019871
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
S3442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
019871

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 · 67 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 67 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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Dec 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES INTERNACIONALES CBL SA DE CV 1683487T534036/IL
Feb 10, 2025TXI · Full1TRANSPORTE LOPEZ E HIJOS SA DE CV 233222T534036/IL
Feb 21, 2024TXI · Full0TRANSPORTES INTERNACIONALES CBL SA DE CV 1683487T534036/IL
Feb 13, 2024TXI · Full2TRANSPORTES INTERNACIONALES CBL SA DE CV 1683487T534036/IL
Jul 27, 2023TXI · Full2OOSTRANSPORTES INTERNACIONALES CBL SA DE CV 1683487T534036/IL
Jun 29, 2023TXI · Full1TRANSPORTES INTERNACIONALES CBL SA DE CV 1683487T534036/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES INTERNACIONALES CBL SA DE CV1683487Jun 29, 2023Dec 1, 20255TA
TRANSPORTE LOPEZ E HIJOS SA DE CV233222Feb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251NL
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.
T534036ILTRANSPORTES INTERNACIONALES CBL SA DE CVJun 29, 2023Dec 1, 20255
T534036ILTRANSPORTE LOPEZ E HIJOS SA DE CVFeb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026