Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Pitts Trailers

5JYLP40178P081205 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenDec 5, 2023
AL
Last seenMar 3, 2026
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5JYLP40178P081205
Make
Pitts Trailers
Model
Pitts Trailers
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 16, 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
LP401

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
081205

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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PITTS TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Pitts Trailers

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

  • 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 · Dec 5, 2023 – Mar 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN EXTREME TRANSPORT LLC 2962642A138408/AL
Apr 22, 2025ALII · Walk-around2SOUTHERN EXTREME TRANSPORT LLC 2962642A138408/AL
May 1, 2024ALII · Walk-around1SOUTHERN EXTREME TRANSPORT LLC 2962642A138408/AL
Dec 5, 2023ALII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN EXTREME TRANSPORT LLC 2962642A138408/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN EXTREME TRANSPORT LLC2962642Dec 5, 2023Mar 3, 20264AL
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.
A138408AL2SOUTHERN EXTREME TRANSPORT LLCDec 5, 2023Mar 3, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026