Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MAPA4829DA024850 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 18, 2023
MT
Last seenMar 28, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
5MAPA4829DA024850
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
024850

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
2013

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 · Oct 18, 2023 – Mar 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 28, 2026IAIII · Driver-only3MIDWEST VIKING INC 172185FY0944/IA
Feb 11, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2MIDWEST VIKING INC 172185FY0944/IA
Nov 10, 2025MNIII · Driver-only2MIDWEST VIKING INC 172185FY0944/IA
Apr 23, 2025TNII · Walk-around7OOSMIDWEST VIKING INC 172185FY0944/IA
Jun 28, 2024IAII · Walk-around1MIDWEST VIKING INC 172185FY0944/IA
Apr 23, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0MIDWEST VIKING INC 172185FY0944/IA
Oct 18, 2023MTII · Walk-around0ELITE TRANSPORTATION INC 51392092462/SD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MIDWEST VIKING INC172185Apr 23, 2024Mar 28, 20266IA
ELITE TRANSPORTATION INC513920Oct 18, 2023Oct 18, 20231SD
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.
FY0944IAMIDWEST VIKING INCApr 23, 2024Mar 28, 20266
92462SDELITE TRANSPORTATION INCOct 18, 2023Oct 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026