Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Monroe Towmaster

4KNBF2121JL161032 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenSep 6, 2023
MD
Last seenApr 29, 2026
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4KNBF2121JL161032
Make
Monroe Towmaster
Model
Monroe Towmaster
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
4KN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BF212

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
161032

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
MONROE TOWMASTER

Prefix basis · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Monroe Towmaster

Prefix basis · 5 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
MONROE TOWMASTER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Monroe Towmaster

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 6, 2023 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026MDII · Walk-around5OOSLEMS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC 10671315532748/ME
Jan 6, 2026DEI · Full2OOSLEMS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC 10671315215022/ME
Jul 10, 2024MDII · Walk-around3LEMS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC 1067131217095X/MD
Sep 6, 2023MDI · Full5OOSLEMS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC 1067131217095X/MD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LEMS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC1067131Sep 6, 2023Apr 29, 20264MD
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.
5532748MELEMS CONTRACTING COMPANY INCApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
5215022MELEMS CONTRACTING COMPANY INCJan 6, 2026Jan 6, 20261
217095XMDLEMS CONTRACTING COMPANY INCSep 6, 2023Jul 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026