Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Lincoln MKT

2L1MJ5LK3DBL55142 · Limousine · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 8, 2023
MA
Last seenMar 18, 2026
MA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2L1MJ5LK3DBL55142
Make
Lincoln
Model
MKT
Model year
2013
Body class
Limousine
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
2L1

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
MJ5LK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
L55142

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
LINCOLN

Prefix basis · 34 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MKT

Prefix basis · 34 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
2013

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
LINCOLN

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MKT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Limousine

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)

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 8, 2023 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026MAV · Vehicle-only3ABLE LIMOUSINE INC 1186250LVA9743/MA
Oct 10, 2024MAV · Vehicle-only0ABLE LIMOUSINE INC 1186250LVA9743/MA
Dec 8, 2023MAV · Vehicle-only0ABLE LIMOUSINE INC 1186250LVA9743/MA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ABLE LIMOUSINE INC1186250Dec 8, 2023Mar 18, 20263MA
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.
LVA9743MAABLE LIMOUSINE INCDec 8, 2023Mar 18, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026