Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9FS4833JB540176 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenAug 31, 2023
MI
Last seenSep 12, 2025
CT
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
1T9FS4833JB540176
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
540176

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
2018

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 · Aug 31, 2023 – Sep 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 12, 2025CTII · Walk-around5OOSAM PRESTIGE TOWING CORP 3444118533131/ME
Jan 27, 2025RII · Full9OOSAM PRESTIGE TOWING CORP 34441185331314/ME
Jan 21, 2025MAIII · Driver-only1AM PRESTIGE TOWING CORP 34441185331314/ME
Feb 6, 2024OHII · Walk-around3OOSSWISH TRANSPORTATION LLC 3232249TRX5384/OH
Jan 4, 2024MIIII · Driver-only2SWISH TRANSPORTATION LLC 3232249TRX5384/OH
Aug 31, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1SWISH TRANSPORTATION LLC 3232249TRX5384/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AM PRESTIGE TOWING CORP3444118Jan 21, 2025Sep 12, 20253NY
SWISH TRANSPORTATION LLC3232249Aug 31, 2023Feb 6, 20243OH
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
533131MEAM PRESTIGE TOWING CORPSep 12, 2025Sep 12, 20251
5331314MEAM PRESTIGE TOWING CORPJan 21, 2025Jan 27, 20252
TRX5384OHSWISH TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 31, 2023Feb 6, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026