Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Transcraft

1TTF48207W2001870 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenAug 17, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 29, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
1TTF48207W2001870
Make
Transcraft
Model
Transcraft
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
001870

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 17, 2023 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSLYONS TRUCKING LLC 1988513165C022/TX
Apr 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSLYONS TRUCKING LLC 1988513165C022/TX
Jan 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around0LYONS TRUCKING LLC 1988513165C022/TX
Jul 29, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0LYONS TRUCKING LLC 1988513165C022/TX
Jun 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around0LYONS TRUCKING LLC 1988513165C022/TX
Mar 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSLYONS TRUCKING LLC 1988513165C022/TX
Aug 7, 2024TXI · Full2LYONS TRUCKING LLC 1988513165C022/TX
Mar 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around12LYONS TRUCKING LLC 1988513165C022/TX
Feb 16, 2024TXI · Full9OOSLYONS TRUCKING LLC 1988513165C022/TX
Aug 17, 2023TXII · Walk-around4BEAUFORD LOGISTICS LLC 3855578165C022/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LYONS TRUCKING LLC1988513Feb 16, 2024Jul 29, 20269TX
BEAUFORD LOGISTICS LLC3855578Aug 17, 2023Aug 17, 20231TX
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.
165C022TX2LYONS TRUCKING LLCFeb 16, 2024Jul 29, 20269
165C022TXBEAUFORD LOGISTICS LLCAug 17, 2023Aug 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026