Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Mcelrath Trailers

1M9FE1826MS284541 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenNov 13, 2023
VA
Last seenMay 21, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1M9FE1826MS284541
Make
Mcelrath Trailers
Model
McElrath Trailers
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
FE182

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
284541

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
MCELRATH TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
McElrath Trailers

Prefix basis · 5 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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MCELRATH TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
McElrath Trailers

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 · Nov 13, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026KYI · Full0TARHEEL CONVERTER AND CORE 1708730AM13657/NC
Mar 11, 2026VAI · Full0TARHEEL CONVERTER AND CORE 1708730AM13657/NC
Dec 23, 2025KYI · Full4TARHEEL CONVERTER AND CORE 1708730AM13657/NC
Nov 10, 2025NCI · Full5OOSTARHEEL CONVERTER AND CORE 1708730AM13657/NC
Jun 10, 2024VAIII · Driver-only1TARHEEL CONVERTER AND CORE 1708730AM13657/NC
Nov 13, 2023VAI · Full0TARHEEL CONVERTER AND CORE 1708730AM13657/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TARHEEL CONVERTER AND CORE1708730Nov 13, 2023May 21, 20266NC
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.
AM13657NCTARHEEL CONVERTER AND CORENov 13, 2023May 21, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026