Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 General Trailer

1G9FHAP78JA008036 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenDec 22, 2023
WA
Last seenApr 7, 2026
OR
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1G9FHAP78JA008036
Make
General Trailer
Model
General Trailer
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
1G9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FHAP7

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
008036

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
GENERAL TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
General Trailer

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 22, 2023 – Apr 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2026ORII · Walk-around0METRO METALS NORTHWEST INC 334658HW06328/OR
Nov 19, 2024ORII · Walk-around2OOSMETRO METALS NORTHWEST INC 334658HV23473/OR
Mar 6, 2024WAII · Walk-around0METRO METALS NORTHWEST INC 334658HV23473/OR
Dec 22, 2023WAII · Walk-around3OOSMETRO METALS NORTHWEST INC 334658HV23473/OR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
METRO METALS NORTHWEST INC334658Dec 22, 2023Apr 7, 20264OR
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.
HW06328ORMETRO METALS NORTHWEST INCApr 7, 2026Apr 7, 20261
HV23473ORMETRO METALS NORTHWEST INCDec 22, 2023Nov 19, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026