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2012 A-1 Custom Trailer Aka Tow Master

5HNFS2822C1000296 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
5 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenDec 9, 2025
NM
Last seenMay 28, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HNFS2822C1000296
Make
A-1 Custom Trailer Aka Tow Master
Model
A-1 Custom Trailer aka Tow Master
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
5HN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FS282

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
000296

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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
A-1 CUSTOM TRAILER AKA TOW MASTER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
A-1 Custom Trailer aka Tow Master

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 9, 2025 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around0COASTAL CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC 122486J537853/LA
May 24, 2026NMI · Full1COASTAL CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC 122486J537853/LA
Dec 9, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSCOASTAL CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC 122486J537853/LA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COASTAL CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC122486Dec 9, 2025May 28, 20263TX
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.
J537853LA2COASTAL CHEMICAL COMPANY LLCDec 9, 2025May 28, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026