Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Pj

4P5FD4028H1260715 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 29, 2024
CA
Last seenNov 20, 2025
NV
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 15 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
4P5FD4028H1260715
Make
Pj
Model
PJ
Model year
2017
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
4P5

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FD402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
260715

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 · Aug 29, 2024 – Nov 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 20, 2025NVII · Walk-around2NORTHERN VALLEY LLC 43458554UK3438/CA
Sep 16, 2025NVI · Full0HIGHWAY EXPRESS LLC 41545794UK3438/CA
May 6, 2025CAI · Full4NORTHERN VALLEY LLC 41550694UK3438/CA
Aug 29, 2024CAI · Full3OOSNORTHERN VALLEY LLC 41482814UK3438/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHERN VALLEY LLC4345855Nov 20, 2025Nov 20, 20251OH
HIGHWAY EXPRESS LLC4154579Sep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251IL
NORTHERN VALLEY LLC4155069May 6, 2025May 6, 20251GA
NORTHERN VALLEY LLC4148281Aug 29, 2024Aug 29, 20241OH
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.
4UK3438CANORTHERN VALLEY LLCNov 20, 2025Nov 20, 20251
4UK3438CAHIGHWAY EXPRESS LLCSep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251
4UK3438CANORTHERN VALLEY LLCMay 6, 2025May 6, 20251
4UK3438CANORTHERN VALLEY LLCAug 29, 2024Aug 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026