Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Better Built Trailers

4MNFG4028D1000565 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 23, 2023
MS
Last seenFeb 17, 2026
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4MNFG4028D1000565
Make
Better Built Trailers
Model
BETTER BUILT TRAILERS
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
4MN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FG402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
000565

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
BETTER BUILT TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
BETTER BUILT TRAILERS

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 · Aug 23, 2023 – Feb 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 17, 2026LAI · Full2OOSKAY SIMMONS INC 19708131A0A3RD/AL
Mar 2, 2025MSI · Full3KAY SIMMONS INC 19708131AOA3RD/AL
Dec 10, 2024MSI · Full0KAY SIMMONS INC 19708131A0A3RD/AL
Mar 26, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0KAY SIMMONS INC 19708131A0A3RD/AL
Aug 23, 2023MSI · Full0KAY SIMMONS INC 19708131A0A3RD/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KAY SIMMONS INC1970813Aug 23, 2023Feb 17, 20265AL
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.
1A0A3RDALKAY SIMMONS INCAug 23, 2023Feb 17, 20264
1AOA3RDALKAY SIMMONS INCMar 2, 2025Mar 2, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026