Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Wilson

1W16533AXJ5554108 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
38 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 3, 2023
KS
Last seenOct 28, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 38 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1W16533AXJ5554108
Make
Wilson
Model
Wilson
Model year
2018
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
554108

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.

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 3, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2026KSI · Full21OOSTRANSBAI LLC 3078848AES017/KS
Dec 26, 2024KSII · Walk-around1—NATIONAL CARRIERS INC 69310569588/KS
Nov 5, 2024KSII · Walk-around1OOSNATIONAL CARRIERS INC 69310569588/KS
Aug 29, 2023KSIII · Driver-only0—NATIONAL CARRIERS INC 69310569588/KS
Aug 3, 2023KSIII · Driver-only0—NATIONAL CARRIERS INC 69310569588/KS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSBAI LLC3078848Oct 28, 2026Oct 28, 20261KS
NATIONAL CARRIERS INC69310Aug 3, 2023Dec 26, 20244KS
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.
AES017KS2TRANSBAI LLCOct 28, 2026 → Oct 28, 20261
569588KS—NATIONAL CARRIERS INCAug 3, 2023 → Dec 26, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 9, 2026