Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Wilson

1W16532A6J5553796 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenOct 12, 2024
SD
Last seenMar 20, 2026
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 17 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1W16532A6J5553796
Make
Wilson
Model
Wilson
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
553796

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
2018

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 · Oct 12, 2024 – Mar 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 20, 2026MOIII · Driver-only2TURNER VANDYKE 25588820177P/SD
Jan 21, 2026WIII · Walk-around10MATTHEW G MACFEE 338644120177P/SD
Aug 29, 2025MNIII · Driver-only2VAN WELL TRUCKING INC 158570920177P/SD
Jan 15, 2025INIII · Driver-only1DOUBLE H TRANSPORT LLC 220252020177P/SD
Dec 20, 2024NEII · Walk-around2DOUBLE H TRANSPORT LLC 220252020177P/SD
Oct 12, 2024SDIII · Driver-only5DOUBLE H TRANSPORT LLC 220252020177P/SD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TURNER VANDYKE255888Mar 20, 2026Mar 20, 20261SD
MATTHEW G MACFEE3386441Jan 21, 2026Jan 21, 20261NE
VAN WELL TRUCKING INC1585709Aug 29, 2025Aug 29, 20251SD
DOUBLE H TRANSPORT LLC2202520Oct 12, 2024Jan 15, 20253IA
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.
20177PSDTURNER VANDYKEMar 20, 2026Mar 20, 20261
20177PSDMATTHEW G MACFEEJan 21, 2026Jan 21, 20261
20177PSDVAN WELL TRUCKING INCAug 29, 2025Aug 29, 20251
20177PSDDOUBLE H TRANSPORT LLCOct 12, 2024Jan 15, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026