Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Towmaster Inc.

4KNFT3020DL161626 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenOct 11, 2023
MD
Last seenAug 5, 2024
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4KNFT3020DL161626
Make
Towmaster Inc.
Model
Towmaster Inc.
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 20, 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
FT302

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
161626

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2013

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TOWMASTER INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Towmaster Inc.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 11, 2023 – Aug 5, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2024MDII · Walk-around0—GEC EQUIPMENT LLC 2884228457374Z/ME
Oct 11, 2023MDII · Walk-around1—THE F AND L COMPANY 861625457374Z/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GEC EQUIPMENT LLC2884228Aug 5, 2024Aug 5, 20241MD
THE F AND L COMPANY861625Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231MD
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.
457374ZME—GEC EQUIPMENT LLCAug 5, 2024 → Aug 5, 20241
457374ZME—THE F AND L COMPANYOct 11, 2023 → Oct 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 20, 2026