Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Stoughton Trailers

1DW1A5323LBA43698 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenFeb 7, 2024
CO
Last seenJan 10, 2025
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 11 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
1DW1A5323LBA43698
Make
Stoughton Trailers
Model
Stoughton Trailers
Model year
2020
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
1DW

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1A532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
A43698

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
2020

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 7, 2024 – Jan 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 10, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0MK UNITED INC 3761905TM9462/ID
Aug 22, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0CARAVAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3746458TM9462/ID
Feb 7, 2024COIII · Driver-only0NOVATRANZ INC 3764788TM9462/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MK UNITED INC3761905Jan 10, 2025Jan 10, 20251PA
CARAVAN TRANSPORTATION LLC3746458Aug 22, 2024Aug 22, 20241CA
NOVATRANZ INC3764788Feb 7, 2024Feb 7, 20241OH
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.
TM9462IDMK UNITED INCJan 10, 2025Jan 10, 20251
TM9462IDCARAVAN TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 22, 2024Aug 22, 20241
TM9462IDNOVATRANZ INCFeb 7, 2024Feb 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026