Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

40FAK0514B1031083

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJul 31, 2023
PA
Last seenDec 11, 2024
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
40F

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AK051

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
031083

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
TALBERT

Prefix basis · 43 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
TALBERT

Prefix basis · 43 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 31, 2023 – Dec 11, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 11, 2024MDII · Walk-around5OOSMERLO INC 191632PT1327R/PA
Apr 17, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2MERLO INC 191632PT1327R/PA
Jul 31, 2023PAII · Walk-around1MERLO INC 191632PT1327R/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERLO INC191632Jul 31, 2023Dec 11, 20243PA
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.
PT1327RPAMERLO INCJul 31, 2023Dec 11, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC