Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Transcraft

1TTF4820XW1057856 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJun 28, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 13, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1TTF4820XW1057856
Make
Transcraft
Model
Transcraft
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
1TT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F4820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
057856

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
TRANSCRAFT

Prefix basis · 2,003 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Transcraft

Prefix basis · 2,003 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TRANSCRAFT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Transcraft

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 28, 2023 – Apr 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSROBERTO CARLOS ESPINOZA CELAYO 3843904237C708/TX
Feb 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSESTRELLA E ESPINOZA LLC 3715905237C708/TX
Jun 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around5ESTRELLA E ESPINOZA LLC 3715905012C140/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROBERTO CARLOS ESPINOZA CELAYO3843904Apr 13, 2026Apr 13, 20261CH
ESTRELLA E ESPINOZA LLC3715905Jun 28, 2023Feb 12, 20262TX
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.
237C708TX2ROBERTO CARLOS ESPINOZA CELAYOApr 13, 2026Apr 13, 20261
237C708TXESTRELLA E ESPINOZA LLCFeb 12, 2026Feb 12, 20261
012C140TXESTRELLA E ESPINOZA LLCJun 28, 2023Jun 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026