Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 K-Line Trailers Ltd

2K9LB3539FL072142 · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenDec 28, 2023
MT
Last seenMar 11, 2026
MT
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2K9LB3539FL072142
Make
K-Line Trailers Ltd
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2015
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
2K9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
LB353

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
072142

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
K-LINE TRAILERS LTD

Prefix basis · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
K-Line Trailers Ltd

Prefix basis · 3 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
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
K-LINE TRAILERS LTD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Dec 28, 2023 – Mar 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1RICHARDS TRANSPORT LTD 36260480MBB/SK
Nov 26, 2024NDII · Walk-around1OOSRICHARDS TRANSPORT LTD 36260480MBB/SK
Jan 21, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0RICHARDS TRANSPORT LTD 36260607LRR/SK
Dec 28, 2023MTII · Walk-around2OOSRICHARDS TRANSPORT LTD 36260607LRR/SK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RICHARDS TRANSPORT LTD36260Dec 28, 2023Mar 11, 20264SK
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.
480MBBSKRICHARDS TRANSPORT LTDNov 26, 2024Mar 11, 20262
607LRRSKRICHARDS TRANSPORT LTDDec 28, 2023Jan 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026