Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Custom Max Trailers

4C9FC5312NM226181 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenNov 2, 2023
IL
Last seenAug 13, 2025
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4C9FC5312NM226181
Make
Custom Max Trailers
Model
Custom Max Trailers
Model year
2022
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 25, 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
4C9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FC531

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
226181

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
2022

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CUSTOM MAX TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Custom Max Trailers

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 2, 2023 – Aug 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2025KYI · Full3OOSHORIZON TRANSPORT INC 273286A149560/AL
Aug 28, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1DYKE INDUSTRIES INC 178084A149560/AL
Feb 1, 2024MSII · Walk-around0HORIZON TRANSPORT INC 27328654L25V/MO
Nov 2, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0HORIZON TRANSPORT INC 27328654L2SV/MO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HORIZON TRANSPORT INC273286Nov 2, 2023Aug 13, 20253IN
DYKE INDUSTRIES INC178084Aug 28, 2024Aug 28, 20241AR
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.
A149560ALHORIZON TRANSPORT INCAug 13, 2025Aug 13, 20251
A149560ALDYKE INDUSTRIES INCAug 28, 2024Aug 28, 20241
54L25VMOHORIZON TRANSPORT INCFeb 1, 2024Feb 1, 20241
54L2SVMOHORIZON TRANSPORT INCNov 2, 2023Nov 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026