Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Kentucky Drop Trailer

1KKVD5331YL201838 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 3, 2024
CA
Last seenSep 29, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
1KKVD5331YL201838
Make
Kentucky
Model
Drop Trailer
Model year
2000
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
1KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
VD533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
201838

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
2000

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

  • 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 · Jun 3, 2024 – Sep 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 29, 2025NMI · Full0GORBAN TRANSPORTATION INC 225838219M0JS/MO
Jul 5, 2024LAIII · Driver-only2CARGO VIKINGS INC 29843245089343/ME
Jun 13, 2024AZIII · Driver-only2CARGO VIKINGS INC 2984324LIC: 508934/ME
Jun 3, 2024CAII · Walk-around3CARGO VIKINGS INC 29843245089343/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GORBAN TRANSPORTATION INC2258382Sep 29, 2025Sep 29, 20251MO
CARGO VIKINGS INC2984324Jun 3, 2024Jul 5, 20243TX
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.
19M0JSMOGORBAN TRANSPORTATION INCSep 29, 2025Sep 29, 20251
5089343MECARGO VIKINGS INCJun 3, 2024Jul 5, 20242
LIC: 508934MECARGO VIKINGS INCJun 13, 2024Jun 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026