Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Mack CH

1M1AA12Y2WW099470 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJul 26, 2024
WI
Last seenNov 13, 2025
WI
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1M1AA12Y2WW099470
Make
Mack
Model
CH
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
1M1

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AA12Y

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
099470

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
MACK

Prefix basis · 111 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CH

Prefix basis · 111 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MACK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Jul 26, 2024 – Nov 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 13, 2025WIIII · Driver-only2OOSWILLIAM EDWARD MAKI 43277196768Z/WI
Jun 9, 2025WIII · Walk-around3WILLIAM EDWARD MAKI 43277185771W/WI
Jul 26, 2024WII · Full7WILLIAM EDWARD MAKI 43277150261Z/WI
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WILLIAM EDWARD MAKI432771Jul 26, 2024Nov 13, 20253WI
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.
96768ZWIWILLIAM EDWARD MAKINov 13, 2025Nov 13, 20251
85771WWIWILLIAM EDWARD MAKIJun 9, 2025Jun 9, 20251
50261ZWIWILLIAM EDWARD MAKIJul 26, 2024Jul 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 24, 2026