Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Wabash Smooth Side Can

1JJV532U3VL426254 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenMar 23, 2024
US
Last seenDec 30, 2024
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
1JJV532U3VL426254
Make
Wabash
Model
Smooth Side Can
Model year
1997
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 23, 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
1JJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
V532U

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
426254

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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WABASH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Smooth Side Can

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 · Mar 23, 2024 – Dec 30, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 30, 2024USI · Full5TRANS ESTRELLA SA DE CV 2788212BP7517/OK
Mar 23, 2024USII · Walk-around9OOSCRUCE INTERNACIONAL ZACO S DE RL DE CV 3244278BP7517/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANS ESTRELLA SA DE CV2788212Dec 30, 2024Dec 30, 20241TA
CRUCE INTERNACIONAL ZACO S DE RL DE CV3244278Mar 23, 2024Mar 23, 20241TA
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.
BP7517OKTRANS ESTRELLA SA DE CVDec 30, 2024Dec 30, 20241
BP7517OKCRUCE INTERNACIONAL ZACO S DE RL DE CVMar 23, 2024Mar 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 23, 2026