Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMKA4520M7112880 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 30, 2023
PA
Last seenMar 18, 2025
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1PMKA4520M7112880
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
KA452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
112880

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 · 117 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 117 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
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 · Nov 30, 2023 – Mar 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2025PAI · Full0BUTTON OIL CO INC 445779PT156K8/PA
Oct 2, 2024PAI · Full0BUTTON OIL CO INC 445779PT156K8/PA
Nov 30, 2023PAI · Full1BUTTON OIL CO INC 445779PT156K8/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUTTON OIL CO INC445779Nov 30, 2023Mar 18, 20253PA
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.
PT156K8PABUTTON OIL CO INCNov 30, 2023Mar 18, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026