Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Transcraft

1TTF45208T1051144 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenNov 25, 2025
TX
Last seenMar 31, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 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
1TTF45208T1051144
Make
Transcraft
Model
Transcraft
Model year
1996
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
1TT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F4520

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
051144

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
TRANSCRAFT

Prefix basis · 416 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Transcraft

Prefix basis · 416 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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TRANSCRAFT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Transcraft

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 · Nov 25, 2025 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026TXI · Full14OOSWICHO TRUCKING LLC 321282596Y271W/TX
Jan 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSTCA EXPRESS LLC 435890864W195W/TX
Jan 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around3TCA EXPRESS LLC 435890886X170W/TX
Dec 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around3TCA EXPRESS LLC 435890896W143W/TX
Nov 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSTCA EXPRESS LLC 435890811Y118W/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WICHO TRUCKING LLC3212825Mar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261TX
TCA EXPRESS LLC4358908Nov 25, 2025Jan 30, 20264TX
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.
96Y271WTXWICHO TRUCKING LLCMar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261
64W195WTXTCA EXPRESS LLCJan 30, 2026Jan 30, 20261
86X170WTXTCA EXPRESS LLCJan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261
96W143WTXTCA EXPRESS LLCDec 16, 2025Dec 16, 20251
11Y118WTXTCA EXPRESS LLCNov 25, 2025Nov 25, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026