Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5DMFABTB59C000017

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJan 3, 2024
OH
Last seenSep 18, 2025
OH
Inspected under 4 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
5DMFABTB59C000017
Make
Not decoded
Model
Not decoded
Model year
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
Not decoded
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
5DM

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FABTB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
000017

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 3, 2024 – Sep 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 18, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS INC 162408TTV3129/OH
Dec 20, 2024OHI · Full0NORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO 154454TTV3129/OH
Dec 9, 2024OHII · Walk-around1OOSNORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO 154454TTV31229/OH
Mar 11, 2024KYII · Walk-around0THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY 120670TSE7979/OH
Jan 3, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1P I & I MOTOR EXPRESS INC 122443TSE7979/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EASTERN EXPRESS INC162408Sep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251IN
NORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO154454Dec 9, 2024Dec 20, 20242OH
THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY120670Mar 11, 2024Mar 11, 20241OH
P I & I MOTOR EXPRESS INC122443Jan 3, 2024Jan 3, 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.
TTV3129OHEASTERN EXPRESS INCSep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251
TTV3129OHNORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CODec 20, 2024Dec 20, 20241
TTV31229OHNORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CODec 9, 2024Dec 9, 20241
TSE7979OHTHE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANYMar 11, 2024Mar 11, 20241
TSE7979OHP I & I MOTOR EXPRESS INCJan 3, 2024Jan 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026