Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Trail King Industries

1TKB04831GY042079 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 6, 2024
MT
Last seenJun 19, 2025
ND
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
1TKB04831GY042079
Make
Trail King Industries
Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
1TK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
B0483

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
042079

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Sep 6, 2024 – Jun 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2025NDII · Walk-around3HILLSTROM CRANE AND INSPECTION LLC 4201145BD8677/OK
Sep 9, 2024WYI · Full2STEVE SHARP TRANSPORTATION INC 1019016TM2223/ID
Sep 6, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0STEVE SHARP TRANSPORTATION INC 1019016TM2223/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HILLSTROM CRANE AND INSPECTION LLC4201145Jun 19, 2025Jun 19, 20251ND
STEVE SHARP TRANSPORTATION INC1019016Sep 6, 2024Sep 9, 20242WY
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.
BD8677OKHILLSTROM CRANE AND INSPECTION LLCJun 19, 2025Jun 19, 20251
TM2223IDSTEVE SHARP TRANSPORTATION INCSep 6, 2024Sep 9, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026