Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Reitnouer Inc

1RNF45A286R016055 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMar 12, 2025
OH
Last seenJan 21, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
1RNF45A286R016055
Make
Reitnouer Inc
Model
Reitnouer Inc
Model year
2006
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
1RN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F45A2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
016055

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
REITNOUER INC

Prefix basis · 234 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Reitnouer Inc

Prefix basis · 234 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
2006

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
REITNOUER INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Reitnouer Inc

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
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Mar 12, 2025 – Jan 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 21, 2026OHII · Walk-around2OOSSTEEL TRANSPORT INC 104030TRP2185/OH
Dec 10, 2025OHII · Walk-around3STEEL TRANSPORT INC 104030TRP2185/OH
Mar 12, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1STEEL TRANSPORT INC 203754TRP2185/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEEL TRANSPORT INC104030Dec 10, 2025Jan 21, 20262OH
STEEL TRANSPORT INC203754Mar 12, 2025Mar 12, 20251IN
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.
TRP2185OHSTEEL TRANSPORT INCDec 10, 2025Jan 21, 20262
TRP2185OHSTEEL TRANSPORT INCMar 12, 2025Mar 12, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026