Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9FS4831HB540042 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenApr 10, 2024
MS
Last seenSep 29, 2025
TN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T9FS4831HB540042
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
FS483

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
540042

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 · 18 decoded VINs at 94.4% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 18 decoded VINs at 94.4% 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
2017

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 · Apr 10, 2024 – Sep 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 29, 2025TNII · Walk-around3GEORGE WELCH 2911471154373A/MS
May 31, 2025GAI · Full1GEORGE WELCH 2911471154373A/MS
Feb 28, 2025MSI · Full4OOSGEORGE WELCH 2911471154373A/MS
Sep 4, 2024ALI · Full3OOSGEORGE WELCH 2911471154373A/MS
Apr 10, 2024MSI · Full2GEORGE WELCH 2911471154373A/MS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GEORGE WELCH2911471Apr 10, 2024Sep 29, 20255MS
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.
154373AMSGEORGE WELCHApr 10, 2024Sep 29, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026