Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Smithco Manufacturing

1S9SS4940DL476003 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 26, 2023
MT
Last seenOct 6, 2025
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
1S9SS4940DL476003
Make
Smithco Manufacturing
Model
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING
Model year
2013
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
SS494

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
476003

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 · 21 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 21 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
2013

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 26, 2023 – Oct 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 6, 2025MTII · Walk-around3JAMES SPERRY JR 2918993EDP220/MT
Sep 4, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1JAMES SPERRY JR 2918993EDP220/MT
Aug 7, 2024MTII · Walk-around9JAMES SPERRY JR 2918993EDP220/MT
Jul 12, 2024MTII · Walk-around1JAMES SPERRY JR 2918993EDP220/MT
Nov 7, 2023MTI · Full8JAMES SPERRY JR 2918993EDP220/MT
Jul 26, 2023MTII · Walk-around3OOSMIKE GUTHRIE TRUCKING 2449544463767A/MT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAMES SPERRY JR2918993Nov 7, 2023Oct 6, 20255MT
MIKE GUTHRIE TRUCKING2449544Jul 26, 2023Jul 26, 20231MT
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.
EDP220MTJAMES SPERRY JRNov 7, 2023Oct 6, 20255
463767AMTMIKE GUTHRIE TRUCKINGJul 26, 2023Jul 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026