Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1982 Wilson Trailer Co.

1W1MBF1A8CA258437 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
1 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 17, 2025
KS
Last seenJan 29, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 1 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
1W1MBF1A8CA258437
Make
Wilson Trailer Co.
Model
Wilson Trailer Co.
Model year
1982
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
MBF1A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
258437

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 TRAILER CO.

Prefix basis · 26 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Wilson Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 26 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
1982

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WILSON TRAILER CO.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Wilson Trailer Co.

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 · Dec 17, 2025 – Jan 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 29, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0HER-LLA TRUCKING LLC 2829815AER965/KS
Jan 15, 2026KSIII · Driver-only2HER LLA LLC 4190701AER965/KS
Dec 17, 2025KSII · Walk-around5HER-LLA TRUCKING LLC 2829815AER965/KS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HER-LLA TRUCKING LLC2829815Dec 17, 2025Jan 29, 20262KS
HER LLA LLC4190701Jan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261KS
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.
AER965KSHER-LLA TRUCKING LLCDec 17, 2025Jan 29, 20262
AER965KSHER LLA LLCJan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026