Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Wabash Smooth Side Can

1JJV532U8VL384969 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenOct 18, 2023
WA
Last seenSep 17, 2025
WA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 23 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1JJV532U8VL384969
Make
Wabash
Model
Smooth Side Can
Model year
1997
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
1JJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
V532U

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
384969

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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WABASH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Smooth Side Can

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 · Oct 18, 2023 – Sep 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 17, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1LESLIE TRANSPORT LLC 3122655HU42969/WA
Jul 16, 2024WAI · Full15OOSAFK TRUCKING LLC 2642264HU42969/OR
Jun 26, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0I & J TRUCKING LLC 4177947HU42969/OR
Oct 18, 2023WAIII · Driver-only0MAGNER ARELI MENDEZ DE LEON 3275899HU42969/OR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LESLIE TRANSPORT LLC3122655Sep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251OR
AFK TRUCKING LLC2642264Jul 16, 2024Jul 16, 20241WA
I & J TRUCKING LLC4177947Jun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241OR
MAGNER ARELI MENDEZ DE LEON3275899Oct 18, 2023Oct 18, 20231OR
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.
HU42969WALESLIE TRANSPORT LLCSep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251
HU42969ORAFK TRUCKING LLCJul 16, 2024Jul 16, 20241
HU42969ORI & J TRUCKING LLCJun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241
HU42969ORMAGNER ARELI MENDEZ DE LEONOct 18, 2023Oct 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026