Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 West-Mark

1W9TE4021JA488199 · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 10, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 29, 2026
CA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 32 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
1W9TE4021JA488199
Make
West-Mark
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
TE402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
488199

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
WEST-MARK

Prefix basis · 39 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Certified Stainless Services, Inc dba West-Mark

Prefix basis · 39 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
WEST-MARK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Aug 10, 2023 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026CAI · Full1OOSSS SKIKOS ENTERPRISES LLC 2051413HV34485/OR
Apr 29, 2026CAI · Full0SS SKIKOS ENTERPRISES LLC 2051413HV34485/OR
May 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSKHETLA EXPRESS INC 4154993HV34485/OR
Jan 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SS SKIKOS INC 2503797HV34485/OR
Apr 17, 2024CAI · Full0SAFE FIRST TRANSPORT INC 2468847HV34485/OR
Aug 10, 2023CAI · Full3JMJ TRUCKING LLC 2501079HV34485/OR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SS SKIKOS ENTERPRISES LLC2051413Apr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20262CA
KHETLA EXPRESS INC4154993May 19, 2025May 19, 20251CA
SS SKIKOS INC2503797Jan 7, 2025Jan 7, 20251CA
SAFE FIRST TRANSPORT INC2468847Apr 17, 2024Apr 17, 20241CA
JMJ TRUCKING LLC2501079Aug 10, 2023Aug 10, 20231CA
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.
HV34485ORSS SKIKOS ENTERPRISES LLCApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20262
HV34485ORKHETLA EXPRESS INCMay 19, 2025May 19, 20251
HV34485ORSS SKIKOS INCJan 7, 2025Jan 7, 20251
HV34485ORSAFE FIRST TRANSPORT INCApr 17, 2024Apr 17, 20241
HV34485ORJMJ TRUCKING LLCAug 10, 2023Aug 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026