Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Trail King Industries

1TKJ0482XGM129585 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenApr 9, 2024
WV
Last seenOct 17, 2025
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1TKJ0482XGM129585
Make
Trail King Industries
Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
J0482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
129585

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
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 291 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 291 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
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

  • 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 9, 2024 – Oct 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 17, 2025NEII · Walk-around6RAF TRUCKING LLC 3611813267543A/ME
Apr 24, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1KAYA TRUCKING LLC 3337202267543A/ME
Apr 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around1RAF TRUCKING LLC 3611813267543A/ME
Mar 31, 2025IAII · Walk-around10RAF TRUCKING LLC 3611813267543A/ME
Dec 22, 2024MTII · Walk-around0RAF TRUCKING LLC 3611813267543A/ME
Dec 12, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0RAF TRUCKING LLC 3611813267543A/ME
Apr 9, 2024WVII · Walk-around1RAF TRUCKING LLC 3611813267543A/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAF TRUCKING LLC3611813Apr 9, 2024Oct 17, 20256OH
KAYA TRUCKING LLC3337202Apr 24, 2025Apr 24, 20251OH
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
267543AMERAF TRUCKING LLCApr 9, 2024Oct 17, 20256
267543AMEKAYA TRUCKING LLCApr 24, 2025Apr 24, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026