Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Smithco Manufacturing

1S9SS493XML476131 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 28, 2023
MN
Last seenMay 28, 2025
MN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1S9SS493XML476131
Make
Smithco Manufacturing
Model
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING
Model year
2021
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
1S9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SS493

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
476131

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
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 17 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 17 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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
SMITHCO 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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 28, 2023 – May 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2025MNIII · Driver-only1FLAT RATE INC 205070221220P/SD
Oct 16, 2024MNIII · Driver-only0FLAT RATE INC 205070221220P/SD
Jul 17, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1FLAT RATE INC 205070221220P/SD
Sep 28, 2023MNIII · Driver-only0FLAT RATE INC 205070221220P/SD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLAT RATE INC2050702Sep 28, 2023May 28, 20254SD
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.
21220PSDFLAT RATE INCSep 28, 2023May 28, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026