Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Wilson Trailer Co.

4WW4452A3G7712169 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenMar 9, 2025
SD
Last seenFeb 28, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4WW4452A3G7712169
Make
Wilson Trailer Co.
Model
Wilson Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
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
4WW

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
4452A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
712169

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
WILSON TRAILER CO.

Prefix basis · 9 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Wilson Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 9 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WILSON TRAILER CO.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Wilson Trailer Co.

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 · Mar 9, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 28, 2026KSIII · Driver-only5KATEN TRUCKING LLC 382632126847P/SD
Sep 15, 2025WIII · Walk-around0BROWN TRUCKING OF CLINTON IOWA LLC 381000026847P/SD
Jun 30, 2025SDIII · Driver-only1BROWN TRUCKING OF CLINTON IOWA LLC 381000026847P/SD
Apr 21, 2025SDIII · Driver-only1BROWN TRUCKING OF CLINTON IOWA LLC 381000026847P/SD
Mar 9, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0BROWN TRUCKING OF CLINTON IOWA LLC 381000026847P/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KATEN TRUCKING LLC3826321Feb 28, 2026Feb 28, 20261NE
BROWN TRUCKING OF CLINTON IOWA LLC3810000Mar 9, 2025Sep 15, 20254IA
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.
26847PSDKATEN TRUCKING LLCFeb 28, 2026Feb 28, 20261
26847PSDBROWN TRUCKING OF CLINTON IOWA LLCApr 21, 2025Sep 15, 20253
26847PIABROWN TRUCKING OF CLINTON IOWA LLCMar 9, 2025Mar 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026