Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 James Russell Engineering Works, Inc.

1J9TN43226B053481 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 6, 2023
NE
Last seenNov 3, 2025
NE
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1J9TN43226B053481
Make
James Russell Engineering Works, Inc.
Model
James Russell Engineering Works, Inc.
Model year
2006
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
TN432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
053481

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 · 47 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
James Russell Engineering Works, Inc.

Prefix basis · 47 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
2006

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 6, 2023 – Nov 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 3, 2025NEI · Full1FITCH TRUCKING INC 328402244855/NE
Jul 31, 2025NEI · Full1FITCH TRUCKING INC 328402244855/NE
Jun 25, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1FITCH TRUCKING INC 328402244855/NE
Nov 26, 2023MNI · Full0FITCH TRUCKING INC 328402244855/NE
Oct 6, 2023NEI · Full1FITCH TRUCKING INC 328402244855/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FITCH TRUCKING INC328402Oct 6, 2023Nov 3, 20255NE
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.
244855NEFITCH TRUCKING INCOct 6, 2023Nov 3, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026