Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2017 Pitts Trailers

5JYLT4028HPP02519 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
38 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 16, 2023
AL
Last seenOct 19, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 38 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5JYLT4028HPP02519
Make
Pitts Trailers
Model
Pitts Trailers
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
P02519

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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 16, 2023 – Oct 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 19, 2026ALIII · Driver-only1—CHRISTOPHER THOMAS JAMES 153085931C15ND/AL
Sep 26, 2023ALII · Walk-around0—PHILLIP D ALEXANDER 149211231AA4NR/AL
Aug 16, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0—PHILLIP D ALEXANDER 149211231AA4NR/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS JAMES1530859Oct 19, 2026Oct 19, 20261AL
PHILLIP D ALEXANDER1492112Aug 16, 2023Sep 26, 20232AL
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.
31C15NDAL2CHRISTOPHER THOMAS JAMESOct 19, 2026 → Oct 19, 20261
31AA4NRAL—PHILLIP D ALEXANDERAug 16, 2023 → Sep 26, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 21, 2026