Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MAPA5026GA028635 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 17, 2023
MI
Last seenAug 18, 2025
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5MAPA5026GA028635
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 12, 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
5MA

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
PA502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
028635

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
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 15 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 15 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
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 17, 2023 – Aug 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 18, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1INDIANA CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC 2043497SP927HLW/IN
Jul 14, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0INDIANA CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC 2043497SP927HLW/IN
Apr 25, 2025INIII · Driver-only1INDIANA CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC 2043497SP927HLW/IN
Aug 26, 2024MII · Full9OOSINDIANA CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC 2043497SP927HLW/IN
Jul 17, 2023MIIII · Driver-only0INDIANA CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC 2043497SP927HLW/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INDIANA CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC2043497Jul 17, 2023Aug 18, 20255IN
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.
SP927HLWININDIANA CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLCJul 17, 2023Aug 18, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 12, 2026