Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kentucky Dry Freight Trailer

1KKVA5327NL251848 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 15, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 26, 2025
VA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1KKVA5327NL251848
Make
Kentucky
Model
Dry Freight Trailer
Model year
2022
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
VA532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
251848

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
2022

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 · Jun 15, 2023 – Mar 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2025VAII · Walk-around8LEOPARD LOGISTICS INC 37157905094878/ME
Jun 20, 2023CAI · Full4CHAHAL BROS TRANSPORT INC 38356385094878/ME
Jun 15, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0CHAHAL BROS TRANSPORT INC 38356385094878/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LEOPARD LOGISTICS INC3715790Mar 26, 2025Mar 26, 20251IN
CHAHAL BROS TRANSPORT INC3835638Jun 15, 2023Jun 20, 20232CA
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.
5094878MELEOPARD LOGISTICS INCMar 26, 2025Mar 26, 20251
5094878MECHAHAL BROS TRANSPORT INCJun 15, 2023Jun 20, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 24, 2026