Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Hart Steel Company

1H9GC53216P251005 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenDec 31, 2023
TN
Last seenAug 13, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1H9GC53216P251005
Make
Hart Steel Company
Model
Hart Steel Company
Model year
2006
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
1H9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GC532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
251005

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
2006

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HART STEEL COMPANY

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Hart Steel Company

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 31, 2023 – Aug 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1ARIZAGA'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 32041535496734/ME
Jun 6, 2024MNII · Walk-around21OOSBARRY97 LLC 31417695030771/ME
Apr 22, 2024VAII · Walk-around18OOSBARRY97 LLC 31417695030771/ME
Dec 31, 2023TNII · Walk-around10OOSBARRY97 LLC 31417695030771/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARIZAGA'S TRANSPORTATION LLC3204153Aug 13, 2025Aug 13, 20251MD
BARRY97 LLC3141769Dec 31, 2023Jun 6, 20243MD
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.
5496734MEARIZAGA'S TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 13, 2025Aug 13, 20251
5030771MEBARRY97 LLCDec 31, 2023Jun 6, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026