Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9AS4820DB540111 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 13
First seenJul 19, 2023
MI
Last seenAug 16, 2025
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T9AS4820DB540111
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
1T9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AS482

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
540111

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 · 131 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 131 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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 19, 2023 – Aug 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 16, 2025KSII · Walk-around4RR MOTORS LLC 43771945342471/ME
Aug 14, 2025COI · Full7OOSRR MOTORS LLC 43771945342471/ME
Jul 18, 2025WYI · Full2RR MOTORS LLC 43771945342471/ME
Jun 18, 2025MDII · Walk-around15OOSRR MOTORS LLC 43771945342471/ME
May 17, 2025MOI · Full2RR MOTORS LLC 43771945342471/ME
May 12, 2025MTII · Walk-around5OOSRR MOTORS LLC 4377194NO PLATE/ME
Jan 15, 2025GAI · Full6OOSVIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115342471/ME
Jan 13, 2025NCI · Full5OOSVIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115342471/ME
Nov 24, 2024OHII · Walk-around1VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115342471/ME
Feb 16, 2024KSI · Full15OOSVIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115342471/MA
Jan 29, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115342471/ME
Aug 15, 2023ILII · Walk-around1VIP TRANSPORT LLC 3475211234330B/ME
Jul 19, 2023MII · Full1VIP TRANSPORT LLC 3475211234330B/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RR MOTORS LLC4377194May 12, 2025Aug 16, 20256MD
VIP TRANSPORT LLC3475211Jul 19, 2023Jan 15, 20257MD
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.
5342471MERR MOTORS LLCMay 17, 2025Aug 16, 20255
NO PLATEMERR MOTORS LLCMay 12, 2025May 12, 20251
5342471MEVIP TRANSPORT LLCJan 29, 2024Jan 15, 20254
5342471MAVIP TRANSPORT LLCFeb 16, 2024Feb 16, 20241
234330BMEVIP TRANSPORT LLCJul 19, 2023Aug 15, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026