Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Bulk Tank International

3B9TS71E9EG007128 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
4 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 29, 2024
CT
Last seenFeb 10, 2025
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3B9TS71E9EG007128
Make
Bulk Tank International
Model
Bulk Tank International
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
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
3B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
TS71E

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
007128

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
BULK TANK INTERNATIONAL

Prefix basis · 117 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Bulk Tank International

Prefix basis · 117 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
2014

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BULK TANK INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Bulk Tank International

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 · Oct 29, 2024 – Feb 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1BALLARD INC 28533554011T/KY
Jan 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around0BALLARD INC 28533554011T/KY
Oct 29, 2024CTII · Walk-around6BALLARD INC 28533554011T/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BALLARD INC285335Oct 29, 2024Feb 10, 20253KY
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.
54011TKYBALLARD INCOct 29, 2024Feb 10, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026