Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Towmaster Inc.

4KNFT24254L164509 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenDec 1, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 5, 2026
CA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4KNFT24254L164509
Make
Towmaster Inc.
Model
Towmaster Inc.
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
FT242

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
164509

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
2004

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TOWMASTER INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Towmaster Inc.

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 · Dec 1, 2023 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026CAI · Full0A-1 ADVANTAGE ASPHALT LLC 24141724WW2853/CA
Mar 17, 2026CAII · Walk-around3A-1 ADVANTAGE ASPHALT LLC 24141724WW2853/CA
Jan 29, 2026CAI · Full4A-1 ADVANTAGE ASPHALT LLC 24141724WW2853/CA
Oct 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around2A-1 ADVANTAGE ASPHALT LLC 24141724WW2853/CA
Aug 7, 2025CAI · Full1OOSA-1 ADVANTAGE ASPHALT LLC 24141724WW2853/CA
Mar 4, 2025CAI · Full2A-1 ADVANTAGE ASPHALT LLC 24141724FV5450/CA
Oct 30, 2024CAI · Full0A-1 ADVANTAGE ASPHALT LLC 24141724FV5450/CA
Oct 30, 2024CAI · Full3OOSA-1 ADVANTAGE ASPHALT LLC 24141724FV5450/CA
Dec 1, 2023CAI · Full2A-1 ADVANTAGE ASPHALT LLC 24141724FV5450/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A-1 ADVANTAGE ASPHALT LLC2414172Dec 1, 2023May 5, 20269CA
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.
4WW2853CAA-1 ADVANTAGE ASPHALT LLCAug 7, 2025May 5, 20265
4FV5450CAA-1 ADVANTAGE ASPHALT LLCDec 1, 2023Mar 4, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026