Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Wilson

1W16533A3H5551996 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJan 7, 2024
IA
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
MN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
1W16533A3H5551996
Make
Wilson
Model
Wilson
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 9, 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
6533A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
551996

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 · 148 decoded VINs at 99.3% prefix purity.

Model
Wilson

Prefix basis · 148 decoded VINs at 99.3% 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
2017

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 · Jan 7, 2024 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026MNIII · Driver-only2JUSTIN WOLF 3167262LK1575/IA
Aug 11, 2024IAII · Walk-around3D JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 3893381BU5307/IA
Aug 6, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1D JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 3893381BU5307/IA
Jan 7, 2024IAII · Walk-around4D JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 3893381BU5307/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JUSTIN WOLF3167262Feb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261MN
D JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC3893381Jan 7, 2024Aug 11, 20243IA
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.
LK1575IAJUSTIN WOLFFeb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261
BU5307IAD JOHNSON TRUCKING LLCJan 7, 2024Aug 11, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 9, 2026