Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Swartz Mfg

1S9BF4824JM684296 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 7
First seenOct 9, 2023
AL
Last seenMay 5, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1S9BF4824JM684296
Make
Swartz Mfg
Model
SWARTZ MFG
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1S9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BF482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
684296

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
SWARTZ MFG

Prefix basis · 37 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
SWARTZ MFG

Prefix basis · 37 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SWARTZ MFG

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
SWARTZ MFG

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 · Oct 9, 2023 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026NCI · Full6OOSGRANT TRUCKING LLC 25428154C00M6H/AL
May 4, 2026MDII · Walk-around13OOSGRANT TRUCKING LLC 25428154C00M6H/AL
Feb 26, 2026PAIII · Driver-only10OOSGODS WHEEL LLC 34912154C0017N/AL
Sep 29, 2024ALI · Full16OOSGRANT TRUCKING LLC 25428154A03AAU/AL
Jun 8, 2024IAII · Walk-around12OOSGRANT TRUCKING LLC 25428154A03AAE/AL
Apr 15, 2024TNI · Full2GRANT TRUCKING LLC 25428154A03AAU/AL
Oct 9, 2023ALI · Full5OOSGRANT TRUCKING LLC 25428154A019DR/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRANT TRUCKING LLC2542815Oct 9, 2023May 5, 20266AL
GODS WHEEL LLC3491215Feb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261AL
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.
4C00M6HALGRANT TRUCKING LLCMay 4, 2026May 5, 20262
4C0017NALGODS WHEEL LLCFeb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261
4A03AAUALGRANT TRUCKING LLCApr 15, 2024Sep 29, 20242
4A03AAEALGRANT TRUCKING LLCJun 8, 2024Jun 8, 20241
4A019DRALGRANT TRUCKING LLCOct 9, 2023Oct 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026