Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Kentucky Drop Trailer

1KKVD53254L214528 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
5 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 1, 2023
UT
Last seenApr 26, 2024
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 5 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
1KKVD53254L214528
Make
Kentucky
Model
Drop Trailer
Model year
2004
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
VD532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
214528

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 · 106 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Drop Trailer

Prefix basis · 106 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
Drop 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 1, 2023 – Apr 26, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around0PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC 2680154FF3897/CA
Nov 28, 2023CAI · Full4EXPRESS RM TRANSPORT LLC 34661604FF3897/CA
Nov 1, 2023UTI · Full3TONE'S TRUCKING INC 6384004FF3897/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC268015Apr 26, 2024Apr 26, 20241PA
EXPRESS RM TRANSPORT LLC3466160Nov 28, 2023Nov 28, 20231CA
TONE'S TRUCKING INC638400Nov 1, 2023Nov 1, 20231MI
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.
4FF3897CAPENSKE LOGISTICS LLCApr 26, 2024Apr 26, 20241
4FF3897CAEXPRESS RM TRANSPORT LLCNov 28, 2023Nov 28, 20231
4FF3897CATONE'S TRUCKING INCNov 1, 2023Nov 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 24, 2026