Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Timpte, Inc Timpte

1TDH42228KB161463 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJan 2, 2024
WI
Last seenSep 10, 2025
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1TDH42228KB161463
Make
Timpte, Inc
Model
Timpte
Model year
2019
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
161463

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.

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
2019

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TIMPTE, INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Timpte

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 · Jan 2, 2024 – Sep 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 10, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1SHIMON TRUCKING LLC 1019611KT5261/IA
Jun 19, 2025MNIII · Driver-only2OOSSHIMON TRUCKING LLC 1019611KT5261/IA
Apr 22, 2025KSII · Walk-around3SHIMON TRUCKING LLC 1019611KT526/IA
May 10, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1SHIMON TRUCKING LLC 1019611KT5261/IA
Jan 2, 2024WIIII · Driver-only1LITTLE Z TRANSPORT LLC 4074556843109/WI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHIMON TRUCKING LLC1019611May 10, 2024Sep 10, 20254IA
LITTLE Z TRANSPORT LLC4074556Jan 2, 2024Jan 2, 20241WI
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.
KT5261IASHIMON TRUCKING LLCMay 10, 2024Sep 10, 20253
KT526IASHIMON TRUCKING LLCApr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251
843109WILITTLE Z TRANSPORT LLCJan 2, 2024Jan 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026