Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Alum-Line, Inc.

1A9FG3528J2241414 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
1 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenMar 28, 2026
IL
Last seenApr 14, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 1 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
1A9FG3528J2241414
Make
Alum-Line, Inc.
Model
Alum-Line, Inc.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 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
FG352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
241414

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
ALUM-LINE, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Alum-Line, Inc.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 28, 2026 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026ILI · Full25OOSTHRIVE GREEN LLC 1940061T9V986/KY
Mar 28, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0KAG FOOD PRODUCTS LLC 247780EX2713/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THRIVE GREEN LLC1940061Apr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261KY
KAG FOOD PRODUCTS LLC247780Mar 28, 2026Mar 28, 20261OH
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.
T9V986KYTHRIVE GREEN LLCApr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261
EX2713IAKAG FOOD PRODUCTS LLCMar 28, 2026Mar 28, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026