Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMA24421D5010915 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenSep 26, 2023
NJ
Last seenApr 27, 2026
NJ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1PMA24421D5010915
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
A2442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
010915

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 · 1,078 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 1,078 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
2013

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 26, 2023 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026NJII · Walk-around4BAL TRANSPORT INC 2886598TSP79Y/NJ
Apr 21, 2026NJII · Walk-around0BAL TRANSPORT INC 2886598TSP79Y/NJ
Oct 24, 2025NJI · Full9OOSBAL TRANSPORT INC 2886598TSP79Y/NJ
Sep 15, 2025NJII · Walk-around0BAL TRANSPORT INC 2886598TSP79Y/NJ
Jun 30, 2025NJII · Walk-around1BAL TRANSPORT INC 2886598TSP79Y/NJ
Jan 13, 2025NJII · Walk-around0BAL TRANSPORT INC 2886598TSP79Y/NJ
Oct 7, 2024NJII · Walk-around0BAL TRANSPORT INC 2886598TSP79Y/NJ
Feb 29, 2024NJII · Walk-around0BAL TRANSPORT INC 2886598TSP79Y/NJ
Jan 12, 2024NJII · Walk-around4BAL TRANSPORT INC 2886598TSP79Y/NJ
Nov 20, 2023NJII · Walk-around1BAL TRANSPORT INC 2886598TSP79Y/NJ
Sep 28, 2023NJII · Walk-around0BAL TRANSPORT INC 2886598TSP794/NJ
Sep 26, 2023NJII · Walk-around2BAL TRANSPORT INC 2886598TSP79Y/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAL TRANSPORT INC2886598Sep 26, 2023Apr 27, 202612NJ
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.
TSP79YNJBAL TRANSPORT INCSep 26, 2023Apr 27, 202611
TSP794NJBAL TRANSPORT INCSep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026