Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Stoughton Trailers

1DW1A53228B088796 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJan 31, 2024
IL
Last seenApr 27, 2026
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1DW1A53228B088796
Make
Stoughton Trailers
Model
Stoughton Trailers
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1DW

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1A532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
088796

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
STOUGHTON TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 12,945 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Stoughton Trailers

Prefix basis · 12,945 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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STOUGHTON TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Stoughton Trailers

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 31, 2024 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026OHII · Walk-around9VKA EXPRESS INC 2537016874038ST/IL
Apr 15, 2025INII · Walk-around0VKA EXPRESS INC 253701687403GST/IL
Mar 18, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1VKA EXPRESS INC 2537016874038ST/IL
Jan 31, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0VKA EXPRESS INC 2537016874038ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VKA EXPRESS INC2537016Jan 31, 2024Apr 27, 20264IL
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.
874038STILVKA EXPRESS INCJan 31, 2024Apr 27, 20263
87403GSTILVKA EXPRESS INCApr 15, 2025Apr 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026