Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5MAPA48266C012095

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 1, 2024
ND
Last seenMar 27, 2025
ND
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
012095

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.

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 · Apr 1, 2024 – Mar 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 27, 2025NDIII · Driver-only0MERIT TRANSPORT LTD 143454SY3974/MB
Aug 26, 2024SDI · Full2FALKLAND TRUCKING INC 2527412SY3974/MB
Apr 1, 2024NDIII · Driver-only1MERIT TRANSPORT LTD 143454SY3974/MB
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERIT TRANSPORT LTD143454Apr 1, 2024Mar 27, 20252MB
FALKLAND TRUCKING INC2527412Aug 26, 2024Aug 26, 20241MB
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.
SY3974MBMERIT TRANSPORT LTDApr 1, 2024Mar 27, 20252
SY3974MBFALKLAND TRUCKING INCAug 26, 2024Aug 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC