Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMA2442755004506 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenNov 28, 2023
MO
Last seenJun 30, 2026
IL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1PMA2442755004506
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
1PM

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A2442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
004506

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
POLAR TANK TRAILER

Prefix basis · 1,078 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 1,078 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
2005

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
POLAR TANK TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Polar Tank Trailer

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 · Nov 28, 2023 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026ILII · Walk-around3HERITAGE DISTRIBUTION LLC 1229059SP848LRY/IN
Jun 22, 2026MOII · Walk-around0HERITAGE DISTRIBUTION LLC 1229059SP848LRY/IN
Aug 19, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0HERITAGE DISTRIBUTION LLC 1229059SP848LRY/IN
Apr 23, 2024ILII · Walk-around0HERITAGE DISTRIBUTION LLC 1229059SP848LRY/IN
Nov 28, 2023MOI · Full10OOSHERITAGE DISTRIBUTION LLC 1229059SP848LRY/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HERITAGE DISTRIBUTION LLC1229059Nov 28, 2023Jun 30, 20265IN
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.
SP848LRYIN2HERITAGE DISTRIBUTION LLCNov 28, 2023Jun 30, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026