Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Stoughton Trailers

1DW1A5327LBA31134 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
11 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 15, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 19, 2024
OH
Inspected under 4 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
1DW1A5327LBA31134
Make
Stoughton Trailers
Model
Stoughton Trailers
Model year
2020
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
A31134

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 · Jul 15, 2023 – Jun 19, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2024OHII · Walk-around1ARA EXPRESS LLC 3758096TM5285/ID
Mar 30, 2024MOII · Walk-around2OOSILUKO LLC 3804320TM5285/ID
Sep 26, 2023CAI · Full1PLATINUM SC8 TRUCKING LLC 3534820TM5285/ID
Jul 15, 2023CAII · Walk-around0DENNIS DARNELL SHIELDS 794620TM5285/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARA EXPRESS LLC3758096Jun 19, 2024Jun 19, 20241MI
ILUKO LLC3804320Mar 30, 2024Mar 30, 20241MO
PLATINUM SC8 TRUCKING LLC3534820Sep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231CA
DENNIS DARNELL SHIELDS794620Jul 15, 2023Jul 15, 20231CA
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.
TM5285IDARA EXPRESS LLCJun 19, 2024Jun 19, 20241
TM5285IDILUKO LLCMar 30, 2024Mar 30, 20241
TM5285IDPLATINUM SC8 TRUCKING LLCSep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231
TM5285IDDENNIS DARNELL SHIELDSJul 15, 2023Jul 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026