Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Pj

4P5LS3027L1320138 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 15
First seenJun 28, 2023
IN
Last seenMay 21, 2026
OH
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4P5LS3027L1320138
Make
Pj
Model
PJ
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
LS302

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
320138

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 · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
PJ

Prefix basis · 11 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
2020

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 · Jun 28, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026OHII · Walk-around2OOSSQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
May 7, 2026WVII · Walk-around2SQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
Mar 19, 2026WVI · Full1SQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
Feb 23, 2026OHII · Walk-around0SQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
Feb 5, 2026OHI · Full7OOSSQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
Nov 20, 2025MDI · Full1SQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
Oct 22, 2025MIII · Walk-around0SQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
Jul 10, 2025KYII · Walk-around0SQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
Jun 16, 2025WVIII · Driver-only0SQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
May 5, 2025KYI · Full6OOSSQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
May 29, 2024ILI · Full0SQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
Mar 11, 2024OHII · Walk-around1OOSSQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
Feb 26, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1SQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
Oct 19, 2023ILI · Full0SQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
Jun 28, 2023INII · Walk-around3SQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC 3350619TRQ8742/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLC3350619Jun 28, 2023May 21, 202615OH
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.
TRQ8742OHSQUARE DEAL SHIPPING LLCJun 28, 2023May 21, 202615
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026