Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Superior Mfg., Inc.

1S9DS3929CE573012 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenNov 1, 2023
SC
Last seenFeb 3, 2025
WV
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
1S9DS3929CE573012
Make
Superior Mfg., Inc.
Model
Superior Mfg., Inc.
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
DS392

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
573012

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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SUPERIOR MFG., INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Superior Mfg., Inc.

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

  • 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 · Nov 1, 2023 – Feb 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 3, 2025WVII · Walk-around0JERRY ALAN CARTER 1274524B9C743/KY
Jul 31, 2024MOII · Walk-around3M & L TRUCKING LLC 2632995B9C743/KY
Nov 1, 2023SCI · Full4OOSM & L TRUCKING LLC 2632995B9C743/KY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JERRY ALAN CARTER1274524Feb 3, 2025Feb 3, 20251OH
M & L TRUCKING LLC2632995Nov 1, 2023Jul 31, 20242KY
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.
B9C743KYJERRY ALAN CARTERFeb 3, 2025Feb 3, 20251
B9C743KYM & L TRUCKING LLCNov 1, 2023Jul 31, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026