Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9AS4824GB540052 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenMar 25, 2024
NC
Last seenApr 7, 2026
NC
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T9AS4824GB540052
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
540052

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
2016

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 · Mar 25, 2024 – Apr 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2026NCIII · Driver-only6OOSPONCE TOWING LLC 30783985347313/ME
Mar 4, 2026MDII · Walk-around1PONCE TOWING LLC 30783985347313/ME
Nov 17, 2025NCI · Full4OOSPONCE TOWING LLC 30783985347313/ME
May 14, 2025PAI · Full10OOSPONCE TOWING LLC 30783985347313/ME
Nov 6, 2024NCI · Full2OOSPONCE TOWING LLC 30783985347313/ME
Oct 28, 2024NCI · Full1OOSPONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 34959905347313/ME
Mar 25, 2024NCI · Full0PONCE TOWING LLC 3078398227564X/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PONCE TOWING LLC3078398Mar 25, 2024Apr 7, 20266MD
PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC3495990Oct 28, 2024Oct 28, 20241MD
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.
5347313MEPONCE TOWING LLCNov 6, 2024Apr 7, 20265
5347313MEPONCE TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 28, 2024Oct 28, 20241
227564XMDPONCE TOWING LLCMar 25, 2024Mar 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026