Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Monroe Towmaster

4KNBT2727PL160332 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenAug 11, 2025
AK
Last seenJul 20, 2026
AK
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4KNBT2727PL160332
Make
Monroe Towmaster
Model
Monroe Towmaster
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 23, 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
BT272

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
160332

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 · 6 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Monroe Towmaster

Prefix basis · 6 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
2023

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 11, 2025 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026AKI · Full0CRAIG TAYLOR EQUIPMENT COMPANY 16075477984WA/AK
Jul 10, 2026AKI · Full2OOSCRAIG TAYLOR EQUIPMENT COMPANY 16075477984WA/AK
Jul 10, 2026AKI · Full2OOSCRAIG TAYLOR EQUIPMENT COMPANY 16075477984WA/AK
Aug 11, 2025AKI · Full0CRAIG TAYLOR EQUIPMENT COMPANY 1607547T192283/AK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CRAIG TAYLOR EQUIPMENT COMPANY1607547Aug 11, 2025Jul 20, 20264AK
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
7984WAAK2CRAIG TAYLOR EQUIPMENT COMPANYJul 10, 2026Jul 20, 20263
T192283AKCRAIG TAYLOR EQUIPMENT COMPANYAug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 23, 2026