Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Dakota Manufacturing Co. / Trail-Eze Slide Axle

1DASFC029CP020799 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenOct 11, 2023
NY
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1DASFC029CP020799
Make
Dakota Manufacturing Co. / Trail-Eze
Model
Slide Axle
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
SFC02

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
020799

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
DAKOTA MANUFACTURING CO. / TRAIL-EZE

Prefix basis · 27 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Slide Axle

Prefix basis · 27 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
2012

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
Slide Axle

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 11, 2023 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026NYII · Walk-around5OOSNORTHSTAR AUTO AND SALVAGE LLC 2453348CG20832/NY
Dec 15, 2025NYII · Walk-around5OOSNORTHSTAR AUTO AND SALVAGE LLC 2453348CG20832/NY
Nov 4, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1NORTHSTAR AUTO AND SALVAGE LLC 2453348CG20832/NY
Oct 12, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0MICHAEL R GARDNER INC 600510BR41379/NY
Oct 11, 2023NYII · Walk-around1OOSMICHAEL R GARDNER INC 600510BR41379/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHSTAR AUTO AND SALVAGE LLC2453348Nov 4, 2025Feb 26, 20263NY
MICHAEL R GARDNER INC600510Oct 11, 2023Oct 12, 20232NY
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.
CG20832NYNORTHSTAR AUTO AND SALVAGE LLCNov 4, 2025Feb 26, 20263
BR41379NYMICHAEL R GARDNER INCOct 11, 2023Oct 12, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026