Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Ace

1A9ASD422DF896097 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
11 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJun 9, 2025
CA
Last seenMay 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 11 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
1A9ASD422DF896097
Make
Ace
Model
Ace
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
ASD42

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
896097

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 · 15 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ace

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
2013

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 · Jun 9, 2025 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026CAII · Walk-around2JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844MK9620/CA
May 7, 2026CAII · Walk-around3OOSJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844MK9620/CA
Mar 19, 2026CAII · Walk-around4OOSJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844MK9620/CA
Mar 19, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844MK9620/CA
Jul 29, 2025CAI · Full3RPS EXPRESS INC 27033754MK9620/CA
Jun 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around8OOSJOSE A ULLOA 27665784MK9620/CA
Jun 9, 2025CAI · Full0JOSE A ULLOA 27665784MK9620/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC2090084Mar 19, 2026May 13, 20264CA
RPS EXPRESS INC2703375Jul 29, 2025Jul 29, 20251CA
JOSE A ULLOA2766578Jun 9, 2025Jun 9, 20252CA
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.
4MK9620CAJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INCMar 19, 2026May 13, 20264
4MK9620CARPS EXPRESS INCJul 29, 2025Jul 29, 20251
4MK9620CAJOSE A ULLOAJun 9, 2025Jun 9, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026