Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Superior Mfg., Inc.

1S9DS4028XB573027 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
9 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenSep 4, 2025
WI
Last seenJun 1, 2026
WI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1S9DS4028XB573027
Make
Superior Mfg., Inc.
Model
Superior Mfg., Inc.
Model year
1999
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
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
1S9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DS402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
573027

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
SUPERIOR MFG., INC.

Prefix basis · 18 decoded VINs at 94.4% prefix purity.

Model
Superior Mfg., Inc.

Prefix basis · 18 decoded VINs at 94.4% 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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SUPERIOR MFG., INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Superior Mfg., 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
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 · Sep 4, 2025 – Jun 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 1, 2026WIIII · Driver-only2NITRO TRANSPORT LLC 2897978MX9441/IA
May 29, 2026WIIII · Driver-only2NITRO TRANSPORT LLC 2897978MX9441/IA
Sep 4, 2025WIII · Walk-around6OOSNITRO TRANSPORT LLC 2897978FX6444/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NITRO TRANSPORT LLC2897978Sep 4, 2025Jun 1, 20263IL
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.
MX9441IANITRO TRANSPORT LLCMay 29, 2026Jun 1, 20262
FX6444IANITRO TRANSPORT LLCSep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026