Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Tremcar

2TLSL4426GB000178 · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 6, 2024
KS
Last seenMar 9, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2TLSL4426GB000178
Make
Tremcar
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
2TL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SL442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
000178

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
TREMCAR

Prefix basis · 18 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Sanitary

Prefix basis · 18 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TREMCAR

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 · Jul 6, 2024 – Mar 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 9, 2026KYI · Full0BALLARD INC 28533571514T/KY
Jan 15, 2026KYII · Walk-around0BALLARD INC 28533571514T/KY
May 21, 2025OHII · Walk-around1BALLARD INC 28533571514T/KY
Aug 5, 2024TNII · Walk-around1BALLARD INC 28533571514T/KY
Jul 6, 2024KSII · Walk-around0BALLARD INC 28533571514T/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BALLARD INC285335Jul 6, 2024Mar 9, 20265KY
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
71514TKYBALLARD INCJul 6, 2024Mar 9, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026