Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Chassis King

1C9CK4038HA681226 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 10, 2024
MI
Last seenJun 2, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1C9CK4038HA681226
Make
Chassis King
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
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
1C9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
CK403

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
681226

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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHASSIS KING

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
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 · Sep 10, 2024 – Jun 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 2, 2026MIIII · Driver-only1DAVE BOWEN TRUCKING INC 1726647D632315/MI
Sep 3, 2025MII · Full1DAVE BOWEN TRUCKING INC 1726647D632315/MI
Feb 25, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1DAVE BOWEN TRUCKING INC 1726647D632315/MI
Sep 10, 2024MII · Full3OOSMIELKE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3426661D632315/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAVE BOWEN TRUCKING INC1726647Feb 25, 2025Jun 2, 20263MI
MIELKE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC3426661Sep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241MI
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.
D632315MIDAVE BOWEN TRUCKING INCFeb 25, 2025Jun 2, 20263
D632315MIMIELKE TRUCKING COMPANY LLCSep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026