Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Pj

4P5FD4021C1169004 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 20, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 17, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4P5FD4021C1169004
Make
Pj
Model
PJ
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
4P5

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FD402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
169004

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
PJ

Prefix basis · 314 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
PJ

Prefix basis · 314 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PJ

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
PJ

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 20, 2023 – Mar 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 17, 2026TXI · Full1GARCIA HOTSHOT LLC 2161171510549M/TX
Jul 31, 2024TXI · Full0GARCIA HOTSHOT LLC 2161171510549M/TX
Mar 27, 2024TXI · Full0GARCIA HOTSHOT LLC 2161171510549M/TX
Sep 21, 2023TXI · Full0GARCIA HOTSHOT LLC 2161171510549M/TX
Jul 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around1GARCIA HOTSHOT LLC 2161171510549M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GARCIA HOTSHOT LLC2161171Jul 20, 2023Mar 17, 20265TX
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.
510549MTXGARCIA HOTSHOT LLCJul 20, 2023Mar 17, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026