Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Transcraft

1TTF48206T1051581 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 15, 2023
SC
Last seenApr 12, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1TTF48206T1051581
Make
Transcraft
Model
Transcraft
Model year
1996
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
051581

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 15, 2023 – Apr 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 12, 2026KYIII · Driver-only2DBS TRANSPORT LLC 447424191285PT/SC
Jun 2, 2025SCII · Walk-around2STACY D SMOAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 319775491285PT/SC
Sep 14, 2023SCI · Full10OOSSTACY D SMOAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 319775491285PT/SC
Jun 15, 2023SCIII · Driver-only0STACY D SMOAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 319775491285PT/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DBS TRANSPORT LLC4474241Apr 12, 2026Apr 12, 20261SC
STACY D SMOAK TRANSPORTATION LLC3197754Jun 15, 2023Jun 2, 20253SC
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.
91285PTSCDBS TRANSPORT LLCApr 12, 2026Apr 12, 20261
91285PTSCSTACY D SMOAK TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 15, 2023Jun 2, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026