Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ace

1A9AFD121PF896024 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenApr 24, 2024
CA
Last seenSep 18, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1A9AFD121PF896024
Make
Ace
Model
Ace
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
1A9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AFD12

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
896024

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
ACE

Prefix basis · 65 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ace

Prefix basis · 65 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
ACE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Ace

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 · Apr 24, 2024 – Sep 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 18, 2025CAI · Full1OOST&I BROS EXPRESS INC 37866714VA8360/CA
Apr 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSTARN & IMAN EXPRESS INC 31707344VA8360/CA
Apr 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around0TARN & IMAN EXPRESS INC 31707344VA8360/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
T&I BROS EXPRESS INC3786671Sep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251CA
TARN & IMAN EXPRESS INC3170734Apr 24, 2024Apr 24, 20242CA
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.
4VA8360CAT&I BROS EXPRESS INCSep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251
4VA8360CATARN & IMAN EXPRESS INCApr 24, 2024Apr 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026