Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Timpte, Inc Timpte

1TDH42225JB157918 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 22, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 15, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
1TDH42225JB157918
Make
Timpte, Inc
Model
Timpte
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1TD

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
H4222

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
157918

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
TIMPTE, INC

Prefix basis · 1,741 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Timpte

Prefix basis · 1,741 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.

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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Jul 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2025NCII · Walk-around0—JAMES RICHARD SMITH II 3956471DC84153/NC
Jun 26, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0—JAMES RICHARD SMITH II 3956471DC84153/NC
Feb 25, 2025NCII · Walk-around1—JAMES RICHARD SMITH II 3956471DC84153/NC
Dec 10, 2024NCII · Walk-around0—JAMES RICHARD SMITH II 3956471247712D/ME
Jun 22, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0—MICHAEL DWAYNE HALES 2786592247712D/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAMES RICHARD SMITH II3956471Dec 10, 2024Jul 15, 20254NC
MICHAEL DWAYNE HALES2786592Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 20231NC
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.
DC84153NC—JAMES RICHARD SMITH IIFeb 25, 2025 → Jul 15, 20253
247712DME—JAMES RICHARD SMITH IIDec 10, 2024 → Dec 10, 20241
247712DME—MICHAEL DWAYNE HALESJun 22, 2023 → Jun 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026