Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Smithco Manufacturing

1S9SS4236EL476526 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJul 24, 2023
AK
Last seenJun 26, 2026
AK
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1S9SS4236EL476526
Make
Smithco Manufacturing
Model
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
476526

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
2014

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 · Jul 24, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026AKI · Full5OOSWESTERN CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT LLC 16704939191SX/AK
Mar 22, 2025AKI · Full5OOSWESTERN CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT LLC 16704939191SX/AK
Nov 13, 2024AKII · Walk-around0WESTERN CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT LLC 16704939191SX/AK
Aug 30, 2024AKII · Walk-around4OOSWESTERN CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT LLC 16704939191SX/AK
Mar 28, 2024AKIII · Driver-only0WESTERN CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT LLC 16704939191SX/AK
Mar 26, 2024AKIII · Driver-only1WESTERN CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT LLC 16704939191SX/AK
Jul 24, 2023AKII · Walk-around6WESTERN CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT LLC 16704939191SX/AK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WESTERN CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT LLC1670493Jul 24, 2023Jun 26, 20267AK
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
9191SXAK2WESTERN CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT LLCJul 24, 2023Jun 26, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026