Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Trinity Trailer Mfg., Inc.

1T9SC49369B656185 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 23, 2023
MN
Last seenJan 16, 2026
MN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
1T9SC49369B656185
Make
Trinity Trailer Mfg., Inc.
Model
TRINITY TRAILER MFG., INC.
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
1T9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SC493

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
656185

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
TRINITY TRAILER MFG., INC.

Prefix basis · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
TRINITY TRAILER MFG., INC.

Prefix basis · 10 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
TRINITY TRAILER MFG., INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
TRINITY TRAILER 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 23, 2023 – Jan 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 16, 2026MNII · Walk-around0ALTENDORF TRUCKING INC 147598T511323/ND
Jun 20, 2024MNIII · Driver-only3ALTENDORF EXPRESS INC 316676T511323/ND
Oct 18, 2023MNIII · Driver-only4ALTENDORF EXPRESS INC 316676T511323/ND
Jun 23, 2023MNIII · Driver-only3ALTENDORF EXPRESS INC 316676T16466/ND
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALTENDORF TRUCKING INC147598Jan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261ND
ALTENDORF EXPRESS INC316676Jun 23, 2023Jun 20, 20243ND
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.
T511323NDALTENDORF TRUCKING INCJan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261
T511323NDALTENDORF EXPRESS INCOct 18, 2023Jun 20, 20242
T16466NDALTENDORF EXPRESS INCJun 23, 2023Jun 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026