Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Talbert

40FSK5237J1036493 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenDec 4, 2024
OH
Last seenNov 20, 2025
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
40FSK5237J1036493
Make
Talbert
Model
TALBERT
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 13, 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
SK523

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
036493

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 · 33 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
TALBERT

Prefix basis · 33 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
2018

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 · Dec 4, 2024 – Nov 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 20, 2025OHII · Walk-around1TUFF TRUCKING LLC 2597027TRB8284/OH
Oct 6, 2025OHII · Walk-around5OOSTUFF TRUCKING LLC 2597027TRB8284/OH
May 20, 2025OHII · Walk-around1OOSTUFF TRUCKING LLC 2597027TRB8284/OH
Dec 4, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1TUFF TRUCKING LLC 2597027TRB8284/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TUFF TRUCKING LLC2597027Dec 4, 2024Nov 20, 20254OH
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.
TRB8284OHTUFF TRUCKING LLCDec 4, 2024Nov 20, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 13, 2026