Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Wilson

1W16532A1G5550149 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 13, 2023
MN
Last seenJul 15, 2026
IA
Inspected under 3 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
1W16532A1G5550149
Make
Wilson
Model
Wilson
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
1W1

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
6532A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
550149

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
WILSON

Prefix basis · 258 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Wilson

Prefix basis · 258 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WILSON

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Wilson

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 · Sep 13, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026IAIII · Driver-only4LONG AND SON'S LLC 4026391IU1780/IA
Jun 30, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1LONG AND SON'S LLC 4026391IU1780/IA
Jan 10, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2BANWART TRUCKING LLC 847393IU1780/IA
Sep 13, 2023MNI · Full10CALVIN J BRUELLMAN 1835965IU1780/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LONG AND SON'S LLC4026391Jun 30, 2026Jul 15, 20262IA
BANWART TRUCKING LLC847393Jan 10, 2025Jan 10, 20251IA
CALVIN J BRUELLMAN1835965Sep 13, 2023Sep 13, 20231IA
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.
IU1780IA2LONG AND SON'S LLCJun 30, 2026Jul 15, 20262
IU1780IABANWART TRUCKING LLCJan 10, 2025Jan 10, 20251
IU1780IACALVIN J BRUELLMANSep 13, 2023Sep 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026