Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Sunshine Stainless Tank & Equip Sunshine Stainless Tank

1S9T00004H1129045 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 25, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 19, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
1S9T00004H1129045
Make
Sunshine Stainless Tank & Equip
Model
Sunshine Stainless Tank
Model year
2017
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
T0000

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
129045

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
SUNSHINE STAINLESS TANK & EQUIP

Prefix basis · 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Sunshine Stainless Tank

Prefix basis · 19 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SUNSHINE STAINLESS TANK & EQUIP

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Sunshine Stainless Tank

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 · Sep 25, 2023 – Jun 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around1O'FERRUFINO INC 3414773283B468/TX
Oct 21, 2024UTI · Full1QUALITY CARRIERS INC 76600T499428/IL
Sep 25, 2023NMII · Walk-around0QUALITY CARRIERS INC 76600T499428/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
O'FERRUFINO INC3414773Jun 19, 2026Jun 19, 20261TX
QUALITY CARRIERS INC76600Sep 25, 2023Oct 21, 20242FL
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.
283B468TX2O'FERRUFINO INCJun 19, 2026Jun 19, 20261
T499428ILQUALITY CARRIERS INCSep 25, 2023Oct 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026