Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

40FSK5436L1038350

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenSep 16, 2024
PA
Last seenMay 15, 2026
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
SK543

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
038350

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 · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
TALBERT

Prefix basis · 14 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.

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 · Sep 16, 2024 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026MDII · Walk-around2MERLO INC 191632PT956J3/PA
Sep 16, 2024PAII · Walk-around4MERLO INC 191632PT956J3/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERLO INC191632Sep 16, 2024May 15, 20262PA
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.
PT956J3PAMERLO INCSep 16, 2024May 15, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC