Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Gator Made Gator Made Inc.

4Z1GF4022TS001257 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenDec 3, 2025
NE
Last seenJul 29, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4Z1GF4022TS001257
Make
Gator Made
Model
Gator Made Inc.
Model year
2026
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
4Z1

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GF402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
001257

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
GATOR MADE

Prefix basis · 337 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Gator Made Inc.

Prefix basis · 337 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
2026

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
GATOR MADE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Gator Made 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

  • 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 · Dec 3, 2025 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026ILI · Full0KEOWN TRANSPORT LLC 3630785S7G241/KY
Apr 14, 2026MSI · Full0CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 4197581S7G241/KY
Mar 23, 2026IAI · Full1CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 4197581S7G241/KY
Dec 3, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 4197581S7G241/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KEOWN TRANSPORT LLC3630785Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261KY
CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC4197581Dec 3, 2025Apr 14, 20263CO
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.
S7G241KY2KEOWN TRANSPORT LLCJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261
S7G241KYCASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLCDec 3, 2025Apr 14, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026