Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ace

1A9ASD426LF896067 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenNov 10, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 10, 2026
CA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 31 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1A9ASD426LF896067
Make
Ace
Model
Ace
Model year
2020
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
896067

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
2020

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 · Nov 10, 2023 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026CAII · Walk-around0HORACIO & SONS TRANSPORT LLC 40974424TE1279/CA
Mar 13, 2026CAI · Full6JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844TE1279/CA
Aug 1, 2025CAI · Full7DANIEL O AGUILAR 39460654TE1279/CA
May 27, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0RPS EXPRESS INC 27033754TE1279/CA
May 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around1LN TRANSPORT LLC 41023344TE1279/CA
Jul 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around1JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844TE1279/CA
Nov 10, 2023CAII · Walk-around3OOSJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844TE1279/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HORACIO & SONS TRANSPORT LLC4097442Jun 10, 2026Jun 10, 20261CA
JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC2090084Nov 10, 2023Mar 13, 20263CA
DANIEL O AGUILAR3946065Aug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251CA
RPS EXPRESS INC2703375May 27, 2025May 27, 20251CA
LN TRANSPORT LLC4102334May 13, 2025May 13, 20251CA
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.
4TE1279CAHORACIO & SONS TRANSPORT LLCJun 10, 2026Jun 10, 20261
4TE1279CAJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INCNov 10, 2023Mar 13, 20263
4TE1279CADANIEL O AGUILARAug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251
4TE1279CARPS EXPRESS INCMay 27, 2025May 27, 20251
4TE1279CALN TRANSPORT LLCMay 13, 2025May 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026