Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 James Russell Engineering Works, Inc.

1J9TA4223TB053269 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJun 27, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 24, 2026
IL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1J9TA4223TB053269
Make
James Russell Engineering Works, Inc.
Model
James Russell Engineering Works, Inc.
Model year
2026
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
TA422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
053269

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
JAMES RUSSELL ENGINEERING WORKS, INC.

Prefix basis · 28 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
James Russell Engineering Works, Inc.

Prefix basis · 28 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
2026

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
JAMES RUSSELL ENGINEERING WORKS, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
James Russell Engineering Works, Inc.

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 · Jun 27, 2023 – May 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 24, 2026ILII · Walk-around0MESSER LLC 117394P509428/IN
Apr 15, 2026ILI · Full1MESSER LLC 117394P509428/IN
Feb 6, 2026MOII · Walk-around0MESSER LLC 117394P509428/IN
Dec 13, 2024MOII · Walk-around0MESSER LLC 117394P509428/IN
Oct 16, 2024WIII · Walk-around0MESSER LLC 117394P509428/IN
Sep 18, 2023ILI · Full0MESSER LLC 117394P509428/IN
Sep 6, 2023ILII · Walk-around1MESSER LLC 117394P509428/IN
Jun 27, 2023ILII · Walk-around1MESSER LLC 117394P509428/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MESSER LLC117394Jun 27, 2023May 24, 20268NJ
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.
P509428IN2MESSER LLCJun 27, 2023May 24, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026