Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Talbert

40FAK051541022752 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJan 14, 2025
PA
Last seenDec 22, 2025
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
40FAK051541022752
Make
Talbert
Model
TALBERT
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
40F

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AK051

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
022752

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
TALBERT

Prefix basis · 43 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
TALBERT

Prefix basis · 43 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
2004

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TALBERT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
TALBERT

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 14, 2025 – Dec 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 22, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0HILLBILLY TRANSPORT LLC 1447365C502538/WV
Dec 15, 2025NYI · Full9OOSHILLBILLY TRANSPORT LLC 1447365C502538/WV
Sep 22, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0HILLBILLY TRANSPORT LLC 1447365C502538/WV
Jan 14, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1HILLBILLY TRANSPORT LLC 1447365C502538/WV
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HILLBILLY TRANSPORT LLC1447365Jan 14, 2025Dec 22, 20254WV
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.
C502538WVHILLBILLY TRANSPORT LLCJan 14, 2025Dec 22, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026