Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1M9CSFC29DT486770

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenApr 9, 2024
CA
Last seenOct 24, 2025
CA
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1M9CSFC29DT486770
Make
Not decoded
Model
Not decoded
Model year
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
Not decoded
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
1M9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
CSFC2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
486770

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 9, 2024 – Oct 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1PAL CORPORATION 42687884VH7880/CA
Aug 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSPAL CORPORATION 42687884VH7880/CA
Jul 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSPAL CORPORATION 42687884VH7880/CA
Apr 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSQUALITY EXPRESS 25606974VH7880/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAL CORPORATION4268788Jul 15, 2025Oct 24, 20253CA
QUALITY EXPRESS2560697Apr 9, 2024Apr 9, 20241CA
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.
4VH7880CAPAL CORPORATIONJul 15, 2025Oct 24, 20253
4VH7880CAQUALITY EXPRESSApr 9, 2024Apr 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026