Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Pj

4P5FD4025C1172682 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenNov 26, 2024
NM
Last seenJul 15, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
4P5FD4025C1172682
Make
Pj
Model
PJ
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
172682

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 26, 2024 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026LAI · Full2OOSPLM EXPRESS LLC 4393061762599M/TX
Jul 15, 2026LAI · Full3OOSPLM EXPRESS LLC 4393061762599M/TX
May 13, 2026WAI · Full2OOSB&M ALEMAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3926495762599M/TX
Sep 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSB&M ALEMAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3926495762599M/TX
Jul 12, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1B&M ALEMAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3926495762599M/TX
Mar 27, 2025MAII · Walk-around5OOSB&M ALEMAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3926495752599M/TX
Mar 18, 2025USI · Full3B&M ALEMAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3926495762599M/TX
Feb 28, 2025IAII · Walk-around2B&M ALEMAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3926495762599M/TX
Nov 26, 2024NMI · Full3B&M ALEMAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3926495762599M/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLM EXPRESS LLC4393061Jul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20262TX
B&M ALEMAN TRANSPORTATION LLC3926495Nov 26, 2024May 13, 20267TX
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.
762599MTX2PLM EXPRESS LLCJul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20262
762599MTXB&M ALEMAN TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 26, 2024May 13, 20266
752599MTXB&M ALEMAN TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026