Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Lbt Inc LBT INC TRAILER

4J8T04664TT017703 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenOct 20, 2025
MI
Last seenApr 27, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
4J8T04664TT017703
Make
Lbt Inc
Model
LBT INC TRAILER
Model year
1996
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
4J8

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
T0466

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
017703

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
LBT INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
LBT 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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 20, 2025 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026MIIII · Driver-only1BRINK FARMS INC 259500E979978/MI
Apr 16, 2026INII · Walk-around2BRINK FARMS INC 259500E979978/MI
Oct 20, 2025MIII · Walk-around4OOSPUTTERS TRUCKING LLC 1605048E979978/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRINK FARMS INC259500Apr 16, 2026Apr 27, 20262MI
PUTTERS TRUCKING LLC1605048Oct 20, 2025Oct 20, 20251MI
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.
E979978MIBRINK FARMS INCApr 16, 2026Apr 27, 20262
E979978MIPUTTERS TRUCKING LLCOct 20, 2025Oct 20, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026