Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1S9CA5320LP297455

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenAug 24, 2023
IL
Last seenJul 1, 2025
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1S9CA5320LP297455
Make
Not decoded
Model
Not decoded
Model year
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
Not decoded
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
CA532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
297455

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 24, 2023 – Jul 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0SHIP A CAR US INC 3982794718388ST/IL
May 26, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0SHIP A CAR US INC 3982794718338ST/IL
Aug 22, 2024MOIII · Driver-only2VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC 3416675718338ST/IL
May 25, 2024MOII · Walk-around4VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC 3416675718338ST/IL
Feb 1, 2024MOII · Walk-around1VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC 3416675718338ST/IL
Jan 3, 2024ILII · Walk-around0VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC 3416675718338ST/IL
Aug 24, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC 3416675718338ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHIP A CAR US INC3982794May 26, 2025Jul 1, 20252IL
VEHICLE TRANSPORT INC3416675Aug 24, 2023Aug 22, 20245IL
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.
718388STILSHIP A CAR US INCJul 1, 2025Jul 1, 20251
718338STILSHIP A CAR US INCMay 26, 2025May 26, 20251
718338STILVEHICLE TRANSPORT INCAug 24, 2023Aug 22, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026