Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Kentucky Dry Freight Trailer

1KKVA53234L214486 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMay 2, 2024
MI
Last seenJan 28, 2026
WI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1KKVA53234L214486
Make
Kentucky
Model
Dry Freight Trailer
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
VA532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
214486

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
KENTUCKY

Prefix basis · 325 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Dry Freight Trailer

Prefix basis · 325 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
2004

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

  • 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 · May 2, 2024 – Jan 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 28, 2026WIIII · Driver-only1A J TRANSIT INC 28347981035693ST/IL
Sep 20, 2025IAII · Walk-around7A J TRANSIT INC 28347981023411ST/IL
Jul 22, 2025WAII · Walk-around1A J TRANSIT INC 2834798TEMP/IL
Jun 2, 2025WAII · Walk-around10OOSA J TRANSIT INC 2834798TEMP/IL
May 14, 2025MTII · Walk-around2A J TRANSIT INC 2834798960471ST/IL
Apr 16, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1A J TRANSIT INC 2834798960471ST/IL
May 2, 2024MIIII · Driver-only0INTERSTATE FREIGHTS LLC 2429623952894ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A J TRANSIT INC2834798Apr 16, 2025Jan 28, 20266IL
INTERSTATE FREIGHTS LLC2429623May 2, 2024May 2, 20241IL
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.
1035693STILA J TRANSIT INCJan 28, 2026Jan 28, 20261
1023411STILA J TRANSIT INCSep 20, 2025Sep 20, 20251
TEMPILA J TRANSIT INCJun 2, 2025Jul 22, 20252
960471STILA J TRANSIT INCApr 16, 2025May 14, 20252
952894STILINTERSTATE FREIGHTS LLCMay 2, 2024May 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026