Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Pitts Trailers

5JYLT4028GP160448 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJul 4, 2023
AL
Last seenJan 26, 2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
5JYLT4028GP160448
Make
Pitts Trailers
Model
Pitts Trailers
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
LT402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
160448

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 · 520 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Pitts Trailers

Prefix basis · 520 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
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 · Jul 4, 2023 – Jan 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 26, 2026ALIII · Driver-only1OOSDEWEESE TRUCKING 5933588C009C6/AL
Nov 19, 2025ALII · Walk-around2OOSDEWEESE TRUCKING 5933588C009C6/AL
Sep 3, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0DEWEESE TRUCKING 5933588C009C6/AL
May 8, 2025ALII · Walk-around3CHRISTOPHER THOMAS JAMES 15308598C009C6/AL
Aug 13, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0MUDFLAP TRUCKING LLC 214162415A099Y/AL
Oct 30, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0MUDFLAP TRUCKING LLC 214162415A099Y/AL
Jul 4, 2023ALII · Walk-around0MUDFLAP TRUCKING LLC 214162415A099Y/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DEWEESE TRUCKING593358Sep 3, 2025Jan 26, 20263AL
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS JAMES1530859May 8, 2025May 8, 20251AL
MUDFLAP TRUCKING LLC2141624Jul 4, 2023Aug 13, 20243AL
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.
8C009C6ALDEWEESE TRUCKINGSep 3, 2025Jan 26, 20263
8C009C6ALCHRISTOPHER THOMAS JAMESMay 8, 2025May 8, 20251
15A099YALMUDFLAP TRUCKING LLCJul 4, 2023Aug 13, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026