Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Dodge

1B4D38231T4120091 · MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Carriers run under1
6 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenDec 12, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 14, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1B4D38231T4120091
Make
Dodge
Model
Not decoded
Model year
1996
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
GVWR
Class 1A: 3,000 lb or less (1,360 kg or less)
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
1B4

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
D3823

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
120091

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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DODGE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 1A: 3,000 lb or less (1,360 kg or less)

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 12, 2024 – Jun 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around7LUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288495505390/ME
Jun 11, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0LUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288495505390/ME
Jun 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSLUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288495505390/ME
Apr 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around7LUIS ANGEL MERCADO 352884998013Z/TX
Apr 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSLUIS ANGEL MERCADO 35288495505390/ME
Dec 12, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1LUIS ANGEL MERCADO 352884998013Z/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUIS ANGEL MERCADO3528849Dec 12, 2024Jun 14, 20256TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5505390MELUIS ANGEL MERCADOApr 11, 2025Jun 14, 20254
98013ZTXLUIS ANGEL MERCADODec 12, 2024Apr 12, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026