Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Elite Trailer Manufacturing

5MKWG4439J0017693 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 19, 2023
MN
Last seenDec 3, 2024
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
5MKWG4439J0017693
Make
Elite Trailer Manufacturing
Model
Elite Trailer Manufacturing
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
5MK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
WG443

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
017693

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
ELITE TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Elite 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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Jun 19, 2023 – Dec 3, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 3, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1ROCKY ROAD TRUCKING 3785175FT30731/MN
Dec 1, 2023WIIV · Special1JERAD ALLEN STEWART 2338471FT30731/MN
Jun 19, 2023MNIV · Special2JERAD ALLEN STEWART 2338471FT30731/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROCKY ROAD TRUCKING3785175Dec 3, 2024Dec 3, 20241MN
JERAD ALLEN STEWART2338471Jun 19, 2023Dec 1, 20232MN
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.
FT30731MNROCKY ROAD TRUCKINGDec 3, 2024Dec 3, 20241
FT30731MNJERAD ALLEN STEWARTJun 19, 2023Dec 1, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026