Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Kentucky Electronics Trailer

1KKVE53254L214543 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 3, 2024
AK
Last seenSep 8, 2025
AK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
1KKVE53254L214543
Make
Kentucky
Model
Electronics 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
VE532

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
214543

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 · 922 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Electronics Trailer

Prefix basis · 922 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
Electronics 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 · Oct 3, 2024 – Sep 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 8, 2025AKIII · Driver-only0PERRY D MERKEL INC 1171791808SR/AK
Jan 18, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC 877828TA19148/MT
Oct 3, 2024AKI · Full0HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC 877828TA19148/MT
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PERRY D MERKEL INC117179Sep 8, 2025Sep 8, 20251MT
HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC877828Oct 3, 2024Jan 18, 20252MT
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.
1808SRAKPERRY D MERKEL INCSep 8, 2025Sep 8, 20251
TA19148MTHI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INCOct 3, 2024Jan 18, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 24, 2026