Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2013 Bulk Tank International

3B9TS71E9DG007709 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenSep 14, 2023
KY
Last seenSep 3, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
3B9TS71E9DG007709
Make
Bulk Tank International
Model
Bulk Tank International
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 13, 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
3B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
TS71E

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
007709

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
BULK TANK INTERNATIONAL

Prefix basis · 117 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Bulk Tank International

Prefix basis · 117 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.

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 · Sep 14, 2023 – Sep 3, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around0—TRANSPORTES SAL-AVE SA DE CV 61037745756T/KY
Sep 14, 2023KYII · Walk-around2—BALLARD INC 28533545756T/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES SAL-AVE SA DE CV610377Sep 3, 2024Sep 3, 20241TA
BALLARD INC285335Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 20231KY
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.
45756TKY—TRANSPORTES SAL-AVE SA DE CVSep 3, 2024 → Sep 3, 20241
45756TKY—BALLARD INCSep 14, 2023 → Sep 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 13, 2026