Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Monroe Towmaster

4KNBF3020JL162020 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 24, 2024
FL
Last seenApr 27, 2026
FL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4KNBF3020JL162020
Make
Monroe Towmaster
Model
Monroe Towmaster
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
4KN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BF302

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
162020

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
MONROE TOWMASTER

Prefix basis · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Monroe Towmaster

Prefix basis · 3 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
MONROE TOWMASTER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Monroe Towmaster

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 24, 2024 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0BRIDGETT WHITENER 2122302PDIW39/FL
Jun 19, 2024FLII · Walk-around5OOSBRIDGETT WHITENER 2122302PDIW39/FL
Jan 24, 2024FLIII · Driver-only3BRIDGETT WHITENER 2122302PDIW39/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRIDGETT WHITENER2122302Jan 24, 2024Apr 27, 20263FL
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.
PDIW39FLBRIDGETT WHITENERJan 24, 2024Apr 27, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026