Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Swartz Mfg

1S9BF4828NM684050 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
37 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 11
First seenJul 6, 2023
AR
Last seenAug 2, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 37 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1S9BF4828NM684050
Make
Swartz Mfg
Model
SWARTZ MFG
Model year
2022
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
1S9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BF482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
684050

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
2022

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 6, 2023 – Aug 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSBIG TRANSPORT INC 41283621024817ST/IL
May 29, 2026MOII · Walk-around3BIG TRANSPORT INC 41283621024817ST/IL
Feb 19, 2026IAII · Walk-around9OOSBIG TRANSPORT INC 41283621044996ST/IL
Jul 9, 2025TNI · Full2OOSBIG TRANSPORT INC 41283621024817ST/IL
Jun 29, 2025MTI · Full2BIG TRANSPORT INC 41283621024817/IL
Jan 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around1ALBA TRANS INC 2843762863352ST/IL
Oct 22, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0STAR CARRIERS INC 2529842871975ST/IL
Jan 29, 2024ALI · Full3OOSSTAR UNITED INC 2835617871975ST/IL
Oct 11, 2023MOI · Full0STAR UNITED INC 2835617871975ST/IL
Sep 29, 2023OHII · Walk-around4OOSSTAR UNITED INC 2835617871975ST/IL
Jul 6, 2023ARI · Full0STAR UNITED INC 2835617871975ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG TRANSPORT INC4128362Jun 29, 2025Aug 2, 20265IL
ALBA TRANS INC2843762Jan 1, 2025Jan 1, 20251IL
STAR CARRIERS INC2529842Oct 22, 2024Oct 22, 20241IL
STAR UNITED INC2835617Jul 6, 2023Jan 29, 20244IL
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.
1024817STIL2BIG TRANSPORT INCJul 9, 2025Aug 2, 20263
1044996STILBIG TRANSPORT INCFeb 19, 2026Feb 19, 20261
1024817ILBIG TRANSPORT INCJun 29, 2025Jun 29, 20251
863352STILALBA TRANS INCJan 1, 2025Jan 1, 20251
871975STILSTAR CARRIERS INCOct 22, 2024Oct 22, 20241
871975STILSTAR UNITED INCJul 6, 2023Jan 29, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026