Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Ace

1A9AFD220FF896030 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenOct 16, 2024
CA
Last seenFeb 12, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
1A9AFD220FF896030
Make
Ace
Model
Ace
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
AFD22

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
896030

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 · 67 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ace

Prefix basis · 67 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
2015

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 · Oct 16, 2024 – Feb 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 12, 2026CAII · Walk-around8OOSMGM MEX TRUCKING INC 33800064XA5410/CA
Mar 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSTOP G TRUCKING INC 40527904NA6295/CA
Feb 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around4TOP G TRUCKING INC 40527904NA6295/CA
Jan 6, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1TOP G TRUCKING INC 40527904NA6295/CA
Oct 16, 2024CAI · Full1OOSANDERSEN TRANSPORT LLC 39589314NA6295/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MGM MEX TRUCKING INC3380006Feb 12, 2026Feb 12, 20261CA
TOP G TRUCKING INC4052790Jan 6, 2025Mar 13, 20253CA
ANDERSEN TRANSPORT LLC3958931Oct 16, 2024Oct 16, 20241CA
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.
4XA5410CAMGM MEX TRUCKING INCFeb 12, 2026Feb 12, 20261
4NA6295CATOP G TRUCKING INCJan 6, 2025Mar 13, 20253
4NA6295CAANDERSEN TRANSPORT LLCOct 16, 2024Oct 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026