Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Pt Welding

1P9PF292XGW542135 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 18, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 17, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1P9PF292XGW542135
Make
Pt Welding
Model
PT WELDING
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
1P9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
PF292

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
542135

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
PT WELDING

Prefix basis · 25 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
PT WELDING

Prefix basis · 25 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PT WELDING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
PT WELDING

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 · Aug 18, 2023 – Apr 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2026CAI · Full0RICHARD ALAN OWENS JR 20090444PE6026/CA
Aug 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around6OOSRICHARD ALAN OWENS JR 20090444PE6026/CA
Jun 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around4RICHARD ALAN OWENS JR 20090444PE6026/CA
Aug 18, 2023CAI · Full0RICHARD ALAN OWENS JR 20090444PE6026/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RICHARD ALAN OWENS JR2009044Aug 18, 2023Apr 17, 20264CA
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.
4PE6026CARICHARD ALAN OWENS JRAug 18, 2023Apr 17, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026