Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMA1432421025255 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJun 30, 2023
US
Last seenMar 6, 2025
CA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1PMA1432421025255
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
2002
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1PM

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A1432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
025255

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
POLAR TANK TRAILER

Prefix basis · 96 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 96 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
2002

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
POLAR TANK TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Polar Tank Trailer

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 · Jun 30, 2023 – Mar 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC 18379734LW1358/CA
Aug 5, 2024CAI · Full0SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC 18379734LW1358/CA
Jun 5, 2024CAI · Full0SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC 18379734LW1358/CA
Apr 22, 2024USII · Walk-around2SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC 18379734LW1358/CA
Mar 20, 2024USI · Full3SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC 18379734LW1358/CA
Oct 16, 2023CAI · Full1SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC 18379734LW1358/CA
Jun 30, 2023USIII · Driver-only0SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC 18379734LW1358/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INC1837973Jun 30, 2023Mar 6, 20257CA
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.
4LW1358CASOUTHBAY TRANSPORT INCJun 30, 2023Mar 6, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026