Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Palmer Bodies Palmer Machine Works Inc

1P924HS20GA003324 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 21, 2024
AR
Last seenMar 26, 2026
AR
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1P924HS20GA003324
Make
Palmer Bodies
Model
Palmer Machine Works Inc
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
1P9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
24HS2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
003324

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
PALMER BODIES

Prefix basis · 41 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Palmer Machine Works Inc

Prefix basis · 41 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PALMER BODIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Palmer Machine Works Inc

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 21, 2024 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026ARIII · Driver-only2ALEX CASTILLO 854263PT175294/AR
Apr 3, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1ALEX CASTILLO 854263PT175294/AR
Mar 20, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1ALEX CASTILLO 854263PT175294/AR
Feb 21, 2024ARII · Walk-around0ALEX CASTILLO 854263PT175294/AR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALEX CASTILLO854263Feb 21, 2024Mar 26, 20264AR
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.
PT175294ARALEX CASTILLOFeb 21, 2024Mar 26, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026