Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2019 J & L Tank, Inc.

1J9P4AA46K2001174 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 3
First seenOct 16, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 5, 2024
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1J9P4AA46K2001174
Make
J & L Tank, Inc.
Model
J & L Tank, Inc.
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 21, 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
1J9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
P4AA4

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
001174

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
J & L TANK, INC.

Prefix basis · 21 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
J & L Tank, Inc.

Prefix basis · 21 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.

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 · Oct 16, 2023 – Dec 5, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 5, 2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSJORGE NICHOLAS MICHEL 33897571UP2161/CA
Jul 3, 2024CAI · Full6OOSJORGE NICHOLAS MICHEL 33897571UP2161/CA
Oct 16, 2023CAI · Full8OOSALBERTO MICHEL TOACHE 35449971UP2161/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JORGE NICHOLAS MICHEL3389757Jul 3, 2024Dec 5, 20242CA
ALBERTO MICHEL TOACHE3544997Oct 16, 2023Oct 16, 20231CA
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.
1UP2161CA—JORGE NICHOLAS MICHELJul 3, 2024 → Dec 5, 20242
1UP2161CA—ALBERTO MICHEL TOACHEOct 16, 2023 → Oct 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 21, 2026