Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Mack CH

1M1AA18YXWW079474 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 23, 2024
MD
Last seenJan 8, 2026
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1M1AA18YXWW079474
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
AA18Y

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
079474

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 · 365 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CH

Prefix basis · 365 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 23, 2024 – Jan 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 8, 2026MDII · Walk-around1PAUL THOMAS SWANN 125425810542TR/MD
Jul 23, 2024MDII · Walk-around3BLACK GOLD FARMS INC 326726931FJW/SD
Jul 23, 2024MDII · Walk-around0PAUL THOMAS SWANN 125425810542TR/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAUL THOMAS SWANN1254258Jul 23, 2024Jan 8, 20262MD
BLACK GOLD FARMS INC326726Jul 23, 2024Jul 23, 20241ND
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.
10542TRMDPAUL THOMAS SWANNJul 23, 2024Jan 8, 20262
931FJWSDBLACK GOLD FARMS INCJul 23, 2024Jul 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 24, 2026