Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Benson/wabash Aluminium Flatbed

1TTF452A3J3072509 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJan 9, 2024
IL
Last seenNov 25, 2025
IL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1TTF452A3J3072509
Make
Benson/wabash
Model
Aluminium Flatbed
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
F452A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
072509

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
BENSON/WABASH

Prefix basis · 8 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Aluminium Flatbed

Prefix basis · 8 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BENSON/WABASH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Aluminium Flatbed

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 9, 2024 – Nov 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 25, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORP 71012617260ST/IL
Nov 11, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORP 71012617260ST/IL
Jul 23, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORP 71012617260ST/IL
Jun 11, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORP 71012617260ST/IL
May 6, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORP 71012617260ST/IL
Jan 9, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORP 71012617260ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORP71012Jan 9, 2024Nov 25, 20256IL
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.
617260STILLAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPJan 9, 2024Nov 25, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026