Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Pitts Trailers

5JYLP4228HPP01971 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenOct 25, 2024
IN
Last seenJun 8, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5JYLP4228HPP01971
Make
Pitts Trailers
Model
Pitts Trailers
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
LP422

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
P01971

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
PITTS TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 87 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Pitts Trailers

Prefix basis · 87 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
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

  • 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 · Oct 25, 2024 – Jun 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 8, 2026MIII · Walk-around1OOSBMF TRANSPORT LLC 2867166PB11175/IN
Nov 4, 2025INIII · Driver-only1PALLETONE OF INDIANA TRANSPORTATION LLC 328307SP377BGJ/IN
Oct 25, 2024INII · Walk-around0PALLETONE OF INDIANA TRANSPORTATION LLC 328307SP377BGJ/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BMF TRANSPORT LLC2867166Jun 8, 2026Jun 8, 20261IN
PALLETONE OF INDIANA TRANSPORTATION LLC328307Oct 25, 2024Nov 4, 20252IN
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.
PB11175INBMF TRANSPORT LLCJun 8, 2026Jun 8, 20261
SP377BGJINPALLETONE OF INDIANA TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 25, 2024Nov 4, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026