Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Smithco Manufacturing

1S9SS42308L476042 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenOct 3, 2024
AK
Last seenApr 26, 2026
AK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1S9SS42308L476042
Make
Smithco Manufacturing
Model
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
SS423

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
476042

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
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 76 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 76 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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING

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 3, 2024 – Apr 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 26, 2026AKIII · Driver-only1C & R PIPE AND STEEL INC 16281511994WB/AK
Apr 26, 2026AKIII · Driver-only1C & R PIPE AND STEEL INC 16281511994WB/AK
Aug 5, 2025AKI · Full8OOSGLEASON BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 39372098474SZ/AK
Oct 3, 2024AKII · Walk-around1GLEASON BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 39372098474SZ/AK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
C & R PIPE AND STEEL INC1628151Apr 26, 2026Apr 26, 20262AK
GLEASON BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC3937209Oct 3, 2024Aug 5, 20252AK
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.
1994WBAK2C & R PIPE AND STEEL INCApr 26, 2026Apr 26, 20262
8474SZAK2GLEASON BROTHERS TRUCKING LLCOct 3, 2024Aug 5, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026