Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9AS4025PB540184 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenDec 2, 2024
KS
Last seenJun 17, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 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
1T9AS4025PB540184
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2023
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
1T9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AS402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
540184

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
TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC

Prefix basis · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 31 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Take 3 Trailers 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

  • 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 · Dec 2, 2024 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026NCI · Full0AVDB TRANS LLC 4521854707784M/TX
May 28, 2026TNI · Full0CATAPULT TRANSPORT LLC 4292890707784M/TX
Mar 3, 2026TNI · Full7OOSCATAPULT TRANSPORT LLC 4292890707786M/TX
Oct 14, 2025UTI · Full6CATAPULT TRANSPORT LLC 4292890707786M/TX
Sep 10, 2025MOII · Walk-around24OOSAKULA LLC 3387821707786M/TX
Dec 2, 2024KSI · Full26AKULA LLC 3387821707786M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AVDB TRANS LLC4521854Jun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261IL
CATAPULT TRANSPORT LLC4292890Oct 14, 2025May 28, 20263TX
AKULA LLC3387821Dec 2, 2024Sep 10, 20252TX
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.
707784MTX2AVDB TRANS LLCJun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261
707784MTXCATAPULT TRANSPORT LLCMay 28, 2026May 28, 20261
707786MTXCATAPULT TRANSPORT LLCOct 14, 2025Mar 3, 20262
707786MTXAKULA LLCDec 2, 2024Sep 10, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026