Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Iron Lite

3A9L6DM27TP290529 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
3 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenAug 27, 2025
TX
Last seenNov 19, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3A9L6DM27TP290529
Make
Iron Lite
Model
IRON LITE
Model year
2026
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 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
3A9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
L6DM2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
290529

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
IRON LITE

Prefix basis · 67 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
IRON LITE

Prefix basis · 67 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
2026

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
IRON LITE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
IRON LITE

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 · Aug 27, 2025 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around1AR UTILITIES & EXCAVATION LLC 1961846DM8620/OK
Aug 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSAR UTILITIES & EXCAVATION LLC 1961846499500SB/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AR UTILITIES & EXCAVATION LLC1961846Aug 27, 2025Nov 19, 20252TX
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.
DM8620OKAR UTILITIES & EXCAVATION LLCNov 19, 2025Nov 19, 20251
499500SBTXAR UTILITIES & EXCAVATION LLCAug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 7, 2026