Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Stoughton Trailers

1DW1A53254S711919 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJan 10, 2024
NC
Last seenJul 22, 2026
VA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1DW1A53254S711919
Make
Stoughton Trailers
Model
Stoughton Trailers
Model year
2004
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
711919

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
2004

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 · Jan 10, 2024 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026VAIII · Driver-only0THE WAY TRANS LLC 4479515DA56405/NC
Mar 7, 2025NCII · Walk-around0BARCA TRANS INC 3180583DA56405/NC
May 28, 2024SCII · Walk-around5OOSBARCA TRANS INC 3180583DA56405/NC
Apr 11, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0BARCA TRANS INC 3180583DA56405/NC
Jan 10, 2024NCII · Walk-around0BARCA TRANS INC 3180583DA56405/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE WAY TRANS LLC4479515Jul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20261NC
BARCA TRANS INC3180583Jan 10, 2024Mar 7, 20254NC
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.
DA56405NC2THE WAY TRANS LLCJul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20261
DA56405NCBARCA TRANS INCJan 10, 2024Mar 7, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026