Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Wilkens Industries, Inc Wilkens Industries, Inc Trailer

1W91A5327JM288799 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 3
First seenNov 3, 2023
WI
Last seenMar 3, 2026
WI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1W91A5327JM288799
Make
Wilkens Industries, Inc
Model
Wilkens Industries, Inc Trailer
Model year
2018
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
1W9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1A532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
288799

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
WILKENS INDUSTRIES, INC

Prefix basis · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Wilkens Industries, Inc Trailer

Prefix basis · 5 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
WILKENS INDUSTRIES, INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Wilkens Industries, Inc Trailer

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 · Nov 3, 2023 – Mar 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2026WIII · Walk-around4OOSBFI WASTE SERVICES LLC 962089876978/WI
Apr 18, 2024WIII · Walk-around3OOSTOWN AND COUNTRY SANITATION INC 495587746372/WI
Nov 3, 2023WIII · Walk-around9OOSTOWN AND COUNTRY SANITATION INC 495587746372/WI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BFI WASTE SERVICES LLC962089Mar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261AZ
TOWN AND COUNTRY SANITATION INC495587Nov 3, 2023Apr 18, 20242WI
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.
876978WIBFI WASTE SERVICES LLCMar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261
746372WITOWN AND COUNTRY SANITATION INCNov 3, 2023Apr 18, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026