Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS481XPB540007 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenAug 29, 2024
NY
Last seenMay 22, 2026
MA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1T9LS481XPB540007
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2023
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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
540007

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
2023

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 · Aug 29, 2024 – May 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2026MAII · Walk-around0PRIME TRANS INC 41887515168512/ME
Mar 27, 2026RII · Full0PRIME TRANS INC 41887515168512/ME
Feb 6, 2026NYII · Walk-around0PRIME TRANS INC 41887515168512/ME
Oct 16, 2025NYII · Walk-around3PRIME TRANS INC 4188751516-8512/ME
Feb 21, 2025OHII · Walk-around1OOSPRIME TRANS INC 41887515168512/ME
Nov 15, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0PRIME TRANS INC 41887515168512/ME
Oct 8, 2024MAIII · Driver-only7PRIME TRANS INC 41887515168512/ME
Sep 11, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1MASS AUTO INC 39621155168512/ME
Sep 11, 2024MAIII · Driver-only0MASS AUTO INC 39621155168512/ME
Aug 29, 2024NYI · Full2MASS AUTO INC 39621155168512/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRIME TRANS INC4188751Oct 8, 2024May 22, 20267MA
MASS AUTO INC3962115Aug 29, 2024Sep 11, 20243MA
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.
5168512MEPRIME TRANS INCOct 8, 2024May 22, 20266
516-8512MEPRIME TRANS INCOct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251
5168512MEMASS AUTO INCAug 29, 2024Sep 11, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026