Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Pj

4P5FD4021H1258143 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenApr 9, 2025
TN
Last seenFeb 18, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
4P5FD4021H1258143
Make
Pj
Model
PJ
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
258143

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
2017

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 9, 2025 – Feb 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 18, 2026ARIII · Driver-only2OOSJC&EA LLC 3080000467287K/TX
Jan 20, 2026WAIII · Driver-only15JC&EA LLC 3080000467287K/TX
Nov 18, 2025KYI · Full0PINCH FLATBED INC 1300813467287K/TX
Nov 14, 2025MDII · Walk-around2OOSPINCH FLATBED INC 1300813467287K/TX
Sep 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSPINCH FLATBED INC 1300813467287K/TX
Apr 9, 2025TNI · Full1PINCH FLATBED INC 1300813467287K/UK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JC&EA LLC3080000Jan 20, 2026Feb 18, 20262TX
PINCH FLATBED INC1300813Apr 9, 2025Nov 18, 20254TX
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.
467287KTXJC&EA LLCJan 20, 2026Feb 18, 20262
467287KTX2PINCH FLATBED INCSep 12, 2025Nov 18, 20253
467287KUK2PINCH FLATBED INCApr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026