Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9AS4826GB540179 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 17
First seenOct 5, 2023
CO
Last seenSep 23, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T9AS4826GB540179
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 9, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
540179

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 5, 2023 – Sep 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 23, 2026OHII · Walk-around4—VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115669962/ME
May 7, 2025ILI · Full6OOSLIGHT TOWING LLC 22843795536193/ME
Apr 25, 2025PAI · Full4OOSVIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115342470/ME
Mar 26, 2025MAIII · Driver-only2—VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115342470/ME
Jan 10, 2025OHII · Walk-around5OOSVIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115342470/ME
Dec 17, 2024OHII · Walk-around0—VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115342470/ME
Nov 12, 2024OHI · Full3—VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115342470/ME
Nov 7, 2024OHII · Walk-around1OOSVIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115342470/ME
Jun 19, 2024IAII · Walk-around8—VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115342470/ME
May 2, 2024ILI · Full1—VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115342470/ME
Mar 21, 2024PAI · Full0—VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115342470/ME
Jan 18, 2024OHIII · Driver-only2—VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115253551/ME
Jan 10, 2024OHIII · Driver-only2—VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115253551/ME
Nov 1, 2023PAI · Full0—VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115253551/ME
Oct 23, 2023MOI · Full0—VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115253551/ME
Oct 17, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0—VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115253551/ME
Oct 5, 2023COIII · Driver-only3—VIP TRANSPORT LLC 34752115253551/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VIP TRANSPORT LLC3475211Oct 5, 2023Sep 23, 202616MD
LIGHT TOWING LLC2284379May 7, 2025May 7, 20251MD
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.
5669962ME2VIP TRANSPORT LLCSep 23, 2026 → Sep 23, 20261
5536193ME—LIGHT TOWING LLCMay 7, 2025 → May 7, 20251
5342470ME—VIP TRANSPORT LLCMar 21, 2024 → Apr 25, 20259
5253551ME—VIP TRANSPORT LLCOct 5, 2023 → Jan 18, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 9, 2026