Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS481XLB540079 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenSep 25, 2023
NY
Last seenJun 11, 2026
MA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
1T9LS481XLB540079
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
1T9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
LS481

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
540079

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
TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC

Prefix basis · 347 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 347 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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Take 3 Trailers 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 25, 2023 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026MAI · Full8OOSLEX AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3799777BN96809/CT
Jun 11, 2026MAI · Full8OOSLEX AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3799777BN96809/CT
Jul 25, 2025NHI · Full6OOSLEX AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3799777BN96809/CT
May 4, 2024MAII · Walk-around2LEX AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3799777811553T/NJ
Mar 4, 2024CTI · Full7OOSLEX AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3799777811553T/NJ
Oct 4, 2023CTII · Walk-around0DUNAMIS EXPRESS INC 24326965268063/ME
Sep 25, 2023NYII · Walk-around3DUNAMIS EXPRESS INC 24326965268063/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LEX AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3799777Mar 4, 2024Jun 11, 20265CT
DUNAMIS EXPRESS INC2432696Sep 25, 2023Oct 4, 20232MA
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.
BN96809CT2LEX AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJul 25, 2025Jun 11, 20263
811553TNJLEX AUTO TRANSPORT LLCMar 4, 2024May 4, 20242
5268063MEDUNAMIS EXPRESS INCSep 25, 2023Oct 4, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026