Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Mentrailers.com Llc

4M9KS5324RA227031 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenMay 21, 2026
CO
Last seenAug 20, 2026
WV
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4M9KS5324RA227031
Make
Mentrailers.com Llc
Model
MENTRAILERS.COM LLC
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
4M9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
KS532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
227031

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
MENTRAILERS.COM LLC

Prefix basis · 39 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MENTRAILERS.COM LLC

Prefix basis · 39 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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MENTRAILERS.COM LLC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MENTRAILERS.COM LLC

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 · May 21, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2026WVII · Walk-around1SS SERVICE 1996 CORP 44613181039289ST/IL
Jun 23, 2026COI · Full9OOSPAPUNA LLC 42984131039289ST/IL
Jun 17, 2026MOI · Full1OOSPAPUNA LLC 42984131039289ST/IL
May 21, 2026COIII · Driver-only1OOSPAPUNA LLC 42984131039289ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SS SERVICE 1996 CORP4461318Aug 20, 2026Aug 20, 20261NY
PAPUNA LLC4298413May 21, 2026Jun 23, 20263MD
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.
1039289STIL2SS SERVICE 1996 CORPAug 20, 2026Aug 20, 20261
1039289STIL2PAPUNA LLCMay 21, 2026Jun 23, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026