Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMKW4525M6101896 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections24
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 24
First seenAug 7, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 6, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1PMKW4525M6101896
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
2021
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
KW452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
101896

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 · 32 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 32 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 7, 2023 – Jul 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 6, 2026TXI · Full2WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Jun 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around0WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Mar 20, 2026NMII · Walk-around0WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Mar 19, 2026NMII · Walk-around0WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Mar 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around0WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Jan 24, 2026TXI · Full1WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Dec 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around1WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Dec 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around1WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Dec 9, 2025NMII · Walk-around0WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Dec 9, 2025USII · Walk-around1WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Sep 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around4WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Jun 1, 2025NMII · Walk-around0WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Mar 29, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Mar 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around0WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Feb 5, 2025TXI · Full0WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Feb 4, 2025TXI · Full1WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Jan 17, 2025NMII · Walk-around0WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Dec 3, 2024NMII · Walk-around0WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Nov 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around1WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Jul 12, 2024TXI · Full2WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Nov 8, 2023TXI · Full0WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Oct 31, 2023USI · Full1OOSWINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Aug 12, 2023USII · Walk-around0WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
Aug 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around0WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC 2126272176B340/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLC2126272Aug 7, 2023Jul 6, 202624TX
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.
176B340TX2WINDSTAR TRUCKING LLCAug 7, 2023Jul 6, 202624
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026