Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Pj

4P5FD4021G1252907 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenSep 4, 2025
TX
Last seenJun 9, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4P5FD4021G1252907
Make
Pj
Model
PJ
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
4P5

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FD402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
252907

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
PJ

Prefix basis · 314 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
PJ

Prefix basis · 314 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PJ

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
PJ

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 · Sep 4, 2025 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026TXI · Full1TIMOTHY DEWAYNE TOWNSEL 3513697273B736/TX
Feb 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSTIMOTHY DEWAYNE TOWNSEL 3513697160C030/TX
Dec 17, 2025TXI · Full1TIMOTHY DEWAYNE TOWNSEL 3513697160C030/TX
Sep 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSTIMOTHY DEWAYNE TOWNSEL 3513697160C030/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMOTHY DEWAYNE TOWNSEL3513697Sep 4, 2025Jun 9, 20264TX
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.
273B736TXTIMOTHY DEWAYNE TOWNSELJun 9, 2026Jun 9, 20261
160C030TXTIMOTHY DEWAYNE TOWNSELSep 4, 2025Feb 12, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026