Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MAPA48229A014796 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 14
First seenAug 31, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 22, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5MAPA48229A014796
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 6, 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
PA482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
014796

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 · 1,229 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 1,229 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
2009

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 31, 2023 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026CAI · Full0MADERA TRUCKING E AND L LLC 27610534MG3368/CA
Mar 31, 2026COII · Walk-around1OOSMADERA TRUCKING E AND L LLC 27610534MG3368/CA
Feb 10, 2026AZIII · Driver-only1MADERA TRUCKING E AND L LLC 27610534MG3368/CA
Jan 5, 2026NMIII · Driver-only1OOSMADERA TRUCKING E AND L LLC 27610534MG3368/CA
Oct 13, 2025MTII · Walk-around0MADERA TRUCKING E AND L LLC 27610534MG3368/CA
Aug 7, 2025NVII · Walk-around2OOSMADERA TRUCKING E AND L LLC 27610534MG3368/CA
Jun 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MADERA TRUCKING E AND L LLC 27610534MG3368/CA
Jun 3, 2025CAI · Full1MADERA TRUCKING E AND L LLC 27610534MG3368/CA
Jun 6, 2024NVIII · Driver-only1MADERA TRUCKING E AND L LLC 27610534MG3368/CA
Apr 26, 2024CAI · Full0MADERA TRUCKING E AND L LLC 27610534MG3368/CA
Apr 26, 2024CAI · Full2OOSMADERA TRUCKING E AND L LLC 27610534MG3368/CA
Apr 24, 2024IDIII · Driver-only2TEP INC 31479404MG3368/CA
Aug 31, 2023CAI · Full0TEP INC 31479404MG3368/CA
Aug 31, 2023CAI · Full1OOSTEP INC 31479404MG3368/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MADERA TRUCKING E AND L LLC2761053Apr 26, 2024Apr 22, 202611CA
TEP INC3147940Aug 31, 2023Apr 24, 20243CA
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.
4MG3368CA2MADERA TRUCKING E AND L LLCApr 26, 2024Apr 22, 202611
4MG3368CATEP INCAug 31, 2023Apr 24, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026