Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Trailstar TrailStar Manufacturing Corp

1T9FC28B981066842 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
6 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 11, 2025
WI
Last seenMay 19, 2026
WI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T9FC28B981066842
Make
Trailstar
Model
TrailStar Manufacturing Corp
Model year
2008
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
1T9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FC28B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
066842

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TRAILSTAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
TrailStar Manufacturing Corp

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 11, 2025 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026WIII · Walk-around1KIRSCHHOFFER TRUCK SERVICE INC 237128349352ST/IL
Jan 27, 2026ILII · Walk-around1KIRSCHHOFFER TRUCK SERVICE INC 237128349352ST/IL
Nov 11, 2025WIII · Walk-around1KIRSCHHOFFER TRUCK SERVICE INC 237128349352ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KIRSCHHOFFER TRUCK SERVICE INC237128Nov 11, 2025May 19, 20263IL
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.
349352STILKIRSCHHOFFER TRUCK SERVICE INCNov 11, 2025May 19, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026