Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kentucky Refrigerated Trailer

1KKVR4821JL240785 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenDec 21, 2023
VT
Last seenDec 2, 2025
WI
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1KKVR4821JL240785
Make
Kentucky
Model
Refrigerated Trailer
Model year
2018
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
VR482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
240785

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 · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Refrigerated Trailer

Prefix basis · 22 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENTUCKY

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Refrigerated 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 · Dec 21, 2023 – Dec 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 2, 2025WIII · Walk-around4OOSUSART CO INC 3872131796A/MA
Sep 17, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0USART CO INC 3872131796A/MA
Jul 8, 2025INIII · Driver-only4USART CO INC 3872131796A/MA
Jun 12, 2025COII · Walk-around3OOSUSART CO INC 3872131796A/MA
Mar 27, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1USART CO INC 3872131796A/MA
Apr 10, 2024IDII · Walk-around2USART CO INC 3872131796A/MA
Dec 21, 2023VTIII · Driver-only0USART CO INC 3872131796A/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
USART CO INC387213Dec 21, 2023Dec 2, 20257MA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1796AMAUSART CO INCDec 21, 2023Dec 2, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026