Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Ace

1A9ASD435DF896071 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenNov 8, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
1A9ASD435DF896071
Make
Ace
Model
Ace
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
ASD43

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
896071

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ace

Prefix basis · 4 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 · Nov 8, 2023 – Jan 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 21, 2026CAI · Full0HORACIO & SONS TRANSPORT LLC 40974424WR7813/CA
Aug 12, 2025CAI · Full7JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844HM9708/CA
Aug 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around3JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844HM9708/CA
Aug 4, 2025CAI · Full0SCHMUCKER BROTHERS LP 15595384HM9708/CA
Aug 4, 2025CAI · Full6OOSJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844HM9708/CA
Jul 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around2JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844MH9708/CA
Jul 2, 2025CAI · Full5JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844MH9708/CA
Mar 11, 2025CAI · Full5OOSJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844MH9708/CA
Oct 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around5JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844MH9708/CA
Nov 8, 2023CAI · Full3JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC 20900844MH9708/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HORACIO & SONS TRANSPORT LLC4097442Jan 21, 2026Jan 21, 20261CA
JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC2090084Nov 8, 2023Aug 12, 20258CA
SCHMUCKER BROTHERS LP1559538Aug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251IN
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.
4WR7813CAHORACIO & SONS TRANSPORT LLCJan 21, 2026Jan 21, 20261
4HM9708CAJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INCAug 4, 2025Aug 12, 20253
4HM9708CASCHMUCKER BROTHERS LPAug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251
4MH9708CAJOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INCNov 8, 2023Jul 22, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026