Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS4823MB540161 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 2, 2023
NC
Last seenJan 16, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
1T9LS4823MB540161
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 1, 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
LS482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
540161

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 · 132 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 132 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
2021

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 2, 2023 – Jan 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 16, 2025NCI · Full0BAHHUR'S TRANSPORT LLC 4268211125340TM/VA
Jan 11, 2024VAI · Full1FAIRFIELD AUTO SALES INC 944321125340TM/VA
Aug 21, 2023VAI · Full2FAIRFIELD AUTO SALES INC 944321125340TM/VA
Aug 2, 2023NCI · Full0FAIRFIELD AUTO SALES INC 944321125340TM/VA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAHHUR'S TRANSPORT LLC4268211Jan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251VA
FAIRFIELD AUTO SALES INC944321Aug 2, 2023Jan 11, 20243VA
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.
125340TMVABAHHUR'S TRANSPORT LLCJan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251
125340TMVAFAIRFIELD AUTO SALES INCAug 2, 2023Jan 11, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026