Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ixl Machine Shop

1L94E5351JH579004 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenOct 6, 2023
MI
Last seenMar 26, 2025
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
1L94E5351JH579004
Make
Ixl Machine Shop
Model
IXL Machine Shop
Model year
2018
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
1L9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
4E535

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
579004

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
IXL MACHINE SHOP

Prefix basis · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
IXL Machine Shop

Prefix basis · 4 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
IXL MACHINE SHOP

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
IXL Machine Shop

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 6, 2023 – Mar 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071F201057/MI
Jan 8, 2025MIII · Walk-around1OOSLOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071F014094/MI
Jun 25, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071F0104094/MI
Oct 6, 2023MIII · Walk-around1LANORE BARK COMPANY LLC 611640E635635/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO112071Jun 25, 2024Mar 26, 20253MI
LANORE BARK COMPANY LLC611640Oct 6, 2023Oct 6, 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.
F201057MILOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL COMar 26, 2025Mar 26, 20251
F014094MILOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL COJan 8, 2025Jan 8, 20251
F0104094MILOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL COJun 25, 2024Jun 25, 20241
E635635MILANORE BARK COMPANY LLCOct 6, 2023Oct 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026