Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MATA4225DA022228 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenDec 26, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 14, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
5MATA4225DA022228
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
TA422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
022228

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 · 223 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 223 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 · Dec 26, 2024 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around2REDBIRD TRUCKING LLC 2263816273B144/TX
Mar 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around0REDBIRD TRUCKING LLC 2263816273B144/TX
Jan 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around2REDBIRD TRUCKING LLC 2263816129C789/TX
Mar 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around2REDBIRD TRUCKING LLC 2263816129C789/TX
Dec 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around0CAYMAN TRANSPORT LLC 3330644129C789/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REDBIRD TRUCKING LLC2263816Mar 6, 2025Apr 14, 20264TX
CAYMAN TRANSPORT LLC3330644Dec 26, 2024Dec 26, 20241TX
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.
273B144TXREDBIRD TRUCKING LLCMar 18, 2026Apr 14, 20262
129C789TXREDBIRD TRUCKING LLCMar 6, 2025Jan 14, 20262
129C789TX2CAYMAN TRANSPORT LLCDec 26, 2024Dec 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026