Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 West-Mark Certified Stainless Services, Inc dba West-Mark

1W9TE4021CA488156 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 28, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 17, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
1W9TE4021CA488156
Make
West-Mark
Model
Certified Stainless Services, Inc dba West-Mark
Model year
2012
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
TE402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
488156

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
WEST-MARK

Prefix basis · 39 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Certified Stainless Services, Inc dba West-Mark

Prefix basis · 39 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WEST-MARK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Certified Stainless Services, Inc dba West-Mark

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 · Apr 28, 2024 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026CAII · Walk-around0ALTIMA TRUCKING LLC 2907358TP9550/ID
Aug 1, 2024CAII · Walk-around0IDAHO MILK TRANSPORT LLC 303084TP9550/ID
Apr 28, 2024CAI · Full2IDAHO MILK TRANSPORT LLC 303084TP9550/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALTIMA TRUCKING LLC2907358Jul 17, 2026Jul 17, 20261ID
IDAHO MILK TRANSPORT LLC303084Apr 28, 2024Aug 1, 20242ID
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.
TP9550ID2ALTIMA TRUCKING LLCJul 17, 2026Jul 17, 20261
TP9550IDIDAHO MILK TRANSPORT LLCApr 28, 2024Aug 1, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026