Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Ste

1S9T7422990017074 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 24, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 26, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1S9T7422990017074
Make
Ste
Model
STE
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
T7422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
017074

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
STE

Prefix basis · 174 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
STE

Prefix basis · 174 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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
STE

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 · Aug 24, 2023 – Dec 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around0D HICKS TRUCKING LLC 4243314163B955/TX
Oct 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around1D HICKS TRUCKING LLC 4243314163B955/TX
May 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around0D HICKS TRUCKING LLC 4243314163B955/TX
Aug 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around0CHAMELEON INDUSTRIES INC 873497163B955/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D HICKS TRUCKING LLC4243314May 1, 2025Dec 26, 20253TX
CHAMELEON INDUSTRIES INC873497Aug 24, 2023Aug 24, 20231TX
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.
163B955TXD HICKS TRUCKING LLCMay 1, 2025Dec 26, 20253
163B955TXCHAMELEON INDUSTRIES INCAug 24, 2023Aug 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026