Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Pj

4P5PL2525L1322181 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenJun 27, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 11, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4P5PL2525L1322181
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
PL252

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
322181

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
PJ

Prefix basis · 3 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 27, 2023 – Mar 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2026CAI · Full18OOSHIGHWAY SPECIALTY COMPANY INC 27186334SR9004/CA
Jul 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0HIGHWAY SPECIALTY COMPANY INC 27186334SR9004/CA
Apr 24, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only3OOSHIGHWAY SPECIALTY COMPANY INC 27186334SR9004/CA
Oct 1, 2024CAI · Full1OOSHIGHWAY SPECIALTY COMPANY INC 27186334SR9004/CA
Jan 12, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0HIGHWAY SPECIALTY COMPANY INC 27186334SR9004/CA
Nov 1, 2023CAI · Full0HIGHWAY SPECIALTY COMPANY INC 27186334SR9004/CA
Oct 31, 2023CAI · Full4OOSHIGHWAY SPECIALTY COMPANY INC 27186334SR9004/CA
Aug 9, 2023CAI · Full1HIGHWAY SPECIALTY COMPANY INC 27186334SR9004/CA
Jun 27, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only4OOSHIGHWAY SPECIALTY COMPANY INC 27186334SR9004/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HIGHWAY SPECIALTY COMPANY INC2718633Jun 27, 2023Mar 11, 20269CA
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.
4SR9004CAHIGHWAY SPECIALTY COMPANY INCJun 27, 2023Mar 11, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026