Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MADS36391C004393 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJul 18, 2023
WV
Last seenMar 24, 2026
WV
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5MADS36391C004393
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2001
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
5MA

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DS363

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
004393

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
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 11 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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 18, 2023 – Mar 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 24, 2026WVII · Walk-around2HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC 2124855B9W766/KY
Feb 19, 2026KYII · Walk-around1HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC 2124855B9W766/KY
May 20, 2025KYII · Walk-around2HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC 2124855B9W766/KY
Apr 17, 2025WVII · Walk-around6OOSHOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC 2124855B9W766/KY
Oct 11, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC 2124855B9W766/KY
Jan 24, 2024WVII · Walk-around2OOSHOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC 2124855B9W766/KY
Jul 24, 2023WVII · Walk-around0HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC 2124855B9W766/KY
Jul 18, 2023WVIII · Driver-only1HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC 2124855B9W766/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC2124855Jul 18, 2023Mar 24, 20268KY
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
B9W766KYHOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLCJul 18, 2023Mar 24, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026