Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Wheeler Steel Works Wheeler Steel Works, Inc.

1W9FNGJ26WM011271 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 17, 2024
AR
Last seenAug 5, 2026
AR
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1W9FNGJ26WM011271
Make
Wheeler Steel Works
Model
Wheeler Steel Works, Inc.
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
1W9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FNGJ2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
011271

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
WHEELER STEEL WORKS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Wheeler Steel Works, 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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 17, 2024 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026ARIII · Driver-only2ARKANSAS WELDING & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY AWI SUPPLY 3146151PT171923/AR
Jul 18, 2024ARII · Walk-around1ARKANSAS WELDING & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY AWI SUPPLY 3146151PT171924/AR
Jul 5, 2024ARII · Walk-around0ARKANSAS WELDING & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY AWI SUPPLY 3146151PR171924/AR
Jun 17, 2024ARII · Walk-around0ARKANSAS WELDING & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY AWI SUPPLY 3146151PT171924/AR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARKANSAS WELDING & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY AWI SUPPLY3146151Jun 17, 2024Aug 5, 20264AR
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.
PT171923AR2ARKANSAS WELDING & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY AWI SUPPLYAug 5, 2026Aug 5, 20261
PT171924ARARKANSAS WELDING & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY AWI SUPPLYJun 17, 2024Jul 18, 20242
PR171924ARARKANSAS WELDING & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY AWI SUPPLYJul 5, 2024Jul 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026