Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMS14223T1016490 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 12, 2023
IA
Last seenNov 30, 2024
IA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1PMS14223T1016490
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
1996
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
1PM

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
S1422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
016490

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 · 126 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 126 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
1996

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 12, 2023 – Nov 30, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 30, 2024IAII · Walk-around5KOR FARMS INC 3617765U173238/SD
Mar 23, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1KOR FARMS INC 3617765U173238/SD
Aug 30, 2023IAII · Walk-around2KOR FARMS INC 3617765U173238/SD
Jun 12, 2023IAI · Full14OOSKOR FARMS INC 3617765U173238/SD
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KOR FARMS INC3617765Jun 12, 2023Nov 30, 20244SD
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.
U173238SDKOR FARMS INCJun 12, 2023Nov 30, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026