Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS4823JB540186 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenJan 25, 2024
NY
Last seenJan 5, 2026
NY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
1T9LS4823JB540186
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 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
LS482

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
540186

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 · 132 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 132 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
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 · Jan 25, 2024 – Jan 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 5, 2026NYII · Walk-around5OOSUSA FREIGHT LLC 3847819CH47532/NY
Jun 26, 2025NYII · Walk-around4USA FREIGHT LLC 3847819CH47532/NY
Jun 9, 2025NYII · Walk-around9OOSUSA FREIGHT LLC 3847819CH47532/NY
Mar 25, 2025NYII · Walk-around5OOSUSA CAR HAULERS LLC 4286023CH47532/NY
Mar 18, 2025NYI · Full15OOSUSA CAR HAULERS LLC 4286023CH47532/NY
Feb 12, 2025NYIII · Driver-only7USA CAR HAULERS LLC 4286023CH47532/NY
Feb 3, 2025NYII · Walk-around9OOSUSA CAR HAULERS LLC 4286023CH47532/NY
Jan 25, 2024NYIII · Driver-only4VTA CARGO LLC 2911907CA43974/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
USA FREIGHT LLC3847819Jun 9, 2025Jan 5, 20263NY
USA CAR HAULERS LLC4286023Feb 3, 2025Mar 25, 20254NY
VTA CARGO LLC2911907Jan 25, 2024Jan 25, 20241NY
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.
CH47532NYUSA FREIGHT LLCJun 9, 2025Jan 5, 20263
CH47532NYUSA CAR HAULERS LLCFeb 3, 2025Mar 25, 20254
CA43974NYVTA CARGO LLCJan 25, 2024Jan 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026