Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Pitts Trailers

5JYCV4521GE161309 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJan 6, 2025
NC
Last seenFeb 20, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
5JYCV4521GE161309
Make
Pitts Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
5JY

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
CV452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
161309

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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PITTS TRAILERS

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
TRAILER

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 6, 2025 – Feb 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0SELECT TIMBER SERVICES INC 2956489DC38404/NC
Sep 9, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0E L GRAY TRUCKING LLC 4132627DC38404/NC
Jan 23, 2025NCIV · Special2OOSE L GRAY TRUCKING LLC 4132627DC38404/NC
Jan 6, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1OOSSELECT TIMBER SERVICES INC 2956489DC38404/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SELECT TIMBER SERVICES INC2956489Jan 6, 2025Feb 20, 20262NC
E L GRAY TRUCKING LLC4132627Jan 23, 2025Sep 9, 20252NC
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.
DC38404NCSELECT TIMBER SERVICES INCJan 6, 2025Feb 20, 20262
DC38404NCE L GRAY TRUCKING LLCJan 23, 2025Sep 9, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026