Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Wilson

1W16533A1G5551493 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 20, 2024
SD
Last seenJan 31, 2026
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1W16533A1G5551493
Make
Wilson
Model
Wilson
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 9, 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
1W1

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
6533A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
551493

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
WILSON

Prefix basis · 148 decoded VINs at 99.3% prefix purity.

Model
Wilson

Prefix basis · 148 decoded VINs at 99.3% 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WILSON

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Wilson

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 20, 2024 – Jan 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 31, 2026NEIII · Driver-only15 STAR TRUCKING LLC 2294624T913656/ND
Jun 27, 2025SDIII · Driver-only15 STAR TRUCKING LLC 2294624T913656/ND
Apr 29, 2025NEIII · Driver-only05 STAR TRUCKING LLC 2294624T913656/ND
Oct 20, 2024SDIII · Driver-only2PHENOM GENETICS INC 1366333T913656/ND
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
5 STAR TRUCKING LLC2294624Apr 29, 2025Jan 31, 20263ND
PHENOM GENETICS INC1366333Oct 20, 2024Oct 20, 20241MN
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.
T913656ND25 STAR TRUCKING LLCApr 29, 2025Jan 31, 20263
T913656NDPHENOM GENETICS INCOct 20, 2024Oct 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 9, 2026