Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Kentucky Dry Freight Trailer

1KKVA51291L203099 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenApr 2, 2024
NJ
Last seenMay 8, 2025
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
1KKVA51291L203099
Make
Kentucky
Model
Dry Freight Trailer
Model year
2001
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 24, 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
1KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
VA512

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
203099

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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENTUCKY

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Dry Freight Trailer

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 · Apr 2, 2024 – May 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2025COIII · Driver-only1STARWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 35674914SK1177/CA
Jul 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2OOSBHF TRANSPORT LLC 35675914SK1177/CA
Apr 2, 2024NJII · Walk-around0STARWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 35674914SK1177/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STARWAY TRANSPORTATION LLC3567491Apr 2, 2024May 8, 20252TX
BHF TRANSPORT LLC3567591Jul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241TX
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.
4SK1177CASTARWAY TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 2, 2024May 8, 20252
4SK1177CABHF TRANSPORT LLCJul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 24, 2026