Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Dakota Manufacturing Co. / Trail-Eze Dakota Manufacturing Co.

1DAR5F0098M019209 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMar 21, 2024
OK
Last seenFeb 13, 2026
OK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1DAR5F0098M019209
Make
Dakota Manufacturing Co. / Trail-Eze
Model
Dakota Manufacturing Co.
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
1DA

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
R5F00

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
019209

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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DAKOTA MANUFACTURING CO. / TRAIL-EZE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Dakota Manufacturing Co.

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 21, 2024 – Feb 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 13, 2026OKIII · Driver-only1BRADYS WELDING AND MACHINE SHOP INC 238203DG2736/OK
Apr 29, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1BIG IRON OILFIELD SERVICES INC 2795903BP2894/OK
Mar 21, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0BRADYS WELDING AND MACHINE SHOP INC 238203BP2894/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRADYS WELDING AND MACHINE SHOP INC238203Mar 21, 2024Feb 13, 20262OK
BIG IRON OILFIELD SERVICES INC2795903Apr 29, 2024Apr 29, 20241OK
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.
DG2736OKBRADYS WELDING AND MACHINE SHOP INCFeb 13, 2026Feb 13, 20261
BP2894OKBIG IRON OILFIELD SERVICES INCApr 29, 2024Apr 29, 20241
BP2894OKBRADYS WELDING AND MACHINE SHOP INCMar 21, 2024Mar 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026