Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Timpte, Inc Timpte

1TDH43020KB163815 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenApr 30, 2024
IL
Last seenAug 14, 2025
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
1TDH43020KB163815
Make
Timpte, Inc
Model
Timpte
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
H4302

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
163815

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 · 1,193 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Timpte

Prefix basis · 1,193 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 30, 2024 – Aug 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1PAUL MICHELS 172169GF2218/IA
Aug 13, 2025WIII · Walk-around9PAUL MICHELS 172169GF2218/IA
Jul 28, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2PAUL MICHELS 172169GF2218/IA
Nov 25, 2024INIII · Driver-only2TRAVIS MICHELS TRUCKING INC 1770221GF2218/IA
Sep 30, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1PAUL MICHELS 172169GF2218/IA
Apr 30, 2024ILII · Walk-around1PAUL MICHELS 172169GF2218/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAUL MICHELS172169Apr 30, 2024Aug 14, 20255IA
TRAVIS MICHELS TRUCKING INC1770221Nov 25, 2024Nov 25, 20241IA
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.
GF2218IAPAUL MICHELSApr 30, 2024Aug 14, 20255
GF2218IATRAVIS MICHELS TRUCKING INCNov 25, 2024Nov 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026