Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Transcraft

1TTF48205W2002161 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 21, 2023
MS
Last seenApr 7, 2025
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1TTF48205W2002161
Make
Transcraft
Model
Transcraft
Model year
1998
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
1TT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F4820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
002161

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 · 2,003 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Transcraft

Prefix basis · 2,003 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
1998

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 21, 2023 – Apr 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2025OHII · Walk-around5OOSGOLDEN EAGLE TRUCKING LLC 2541643TUE53W/NJ
Nov 15, 2024DEI · Full2OOSDJ EXPRESS TRANSPORT CORP 3683691TZE38K/NJ
Jan 4, 2024TNII · Walk-around4DJ EXPRESS TRANSPORT CORP 3683691TZE38K/NJ
Nov 20, 2023NJI · Full0DJ EXPRESS TRANSPORT CORP 3683691TZE38K/NJ
Nov 17, 2023NJIII · Driver-only0DJ EXPRESS TRANSPORT CORP 3683691TZE38K/NJ
Aug 21, 2023MSI · Full0DJ EXPRESS TRANSPORT CORP 3683691TZE38K/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN EAGLE TRUCKING LLC2541643Apr 7, 2025Apr 7, 20251NJ
DJ EXPRESS TRANSPORT CORP3683691Aug 21, 2023Nov 15, 20245NJ
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.
TUE53WNJGOLDEN EAGLE TRUCKING LLCApr 7, 2025Apr 7, 20251
TZE38KNJDJ EXPRESS TRANSPORT CORPAug 21, 2023Nov 15, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026