Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Stoughton Trailers

1DW1C5328FE542412 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 16, 2024
NY
Last seenApr 1, 2026
MI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
1DW1C5328FE542412
Make
Stoughton Trailers
Model
Stoughton Trailers
Model year
2015
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
1C532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
542412

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 · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Stoughton Trailers

Prefix basis · 22 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
2015

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 · Apr 16, 2024 – Apr 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2026MIIII · Driver-only0MAHER EXPRESS INC 3537997U485313/TN
Nov 20, 2024INIII · Driver-only1HTA TRANSPORTATION INC 3425965U485313/TN
Apr 16, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1BUFFALO GROUP TRANSPORT LIMITED 1171316U485313/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAHER EXPRESS INC3537997Apr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261IL
HTA TRANSPORTATION INC3425965Nov 20, 2024Nov 20, 20241IL
BUFFALO GROUP TRANSPORT LIMITED1171316Apr 16, 2024Apr 16, 20241IL
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.
U485313TNMAHER EXPRESS INCApr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261
U485313TNHTA TRANSPORTATION INCNov 20, 2024Nov 20, 20241
U485313TNBUFFALO GROUP TRANSPORT LIMITEDApr 16, 2024Apr 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026