Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Transcraft

1TTF4820XW2002513 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJun 20, 2023
US
Last seenJul 6, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
1TTF4820XW2002513
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
002513

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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Jul 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 6, 2026USI · Full3OOSHTH TRANSPORT INC 28892484CC288A/CI
Jan 28, 2026USI · Full5HTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CV 31779854CC288A/CI
Jun 18, 2025USI · Full4OOSHTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CV 31779854CC288A/CI
Apr 16, 2025USI · Full5OOSHTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CV 31779854CC288A/CI
Nov 4, 2024USI · Full2HTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CV 31779854CC288A/CI
Aug 1, 2023USII · Walk-around2HTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CV 31779854CC288A/CI
Jun 20, 2023USI · Full3HTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CV 31779854CC288A/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HTH TRANSPORT INC2889248Jul 6, 2026Jul 6, 20261TX
HTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CV3177985Jun 20, 2023Jan 28, 20266CI
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.
4CC288ACI2HTH TRANSPORT INCJul 6, 2026Jul 6, 20261
4CC288ACIHTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CVAug 1, 2023Jan 28, 20265
4CC288AMXHTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CVJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026