Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Hicks Manufacturing Hicks Manufacturing, LLC

1H9A30A26RM686040 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 19, 2023
AR
Last seenAug 6, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1H9A30A26RM686040
Make
Hicks Manufacturing
Model
Hicks Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 21, 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
1H9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A30A2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
686040

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
HICKS MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hicks Manufacturing, LLC

Prefix basis · 5 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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HICKS MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Hicks Manufacturing, LLC

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 19, 2023 – Aug 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around0WILLIAM COLE SMITH 3459731PT245243/AR
Aug 28, 2025LAI · Full4WILLIAM COLE SMITH 3459731PT245243/AR
Mar 27, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0WILLIAM COLE SMITH 3459731236B758/AR
Oct 19, 2023ARI · Full1WILLIAM COLE SMITH 3459731236B758/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WILLIAM COLE SMITH3459731Oct 19, 2023Aug 6, 20264AR
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.
PT245243AR2WILLIAM COLE SMITHAug 28, 2025Aug 6, 20262
236B758ARWILLIAM COLE SMITHMar 27, 2024Mar 27, 20241
236B758TXWILLIAM COLE SMITHOct 19, 2023Oct 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 21, 2026