Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Better Built Trailers

4MNFG3926N1000188 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenDec 5, 2023
TN
Last seenAug 26, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
4MNFG3926N1000188
Make
Better Built Trailers
Model
BETTER BUILT TRAILERS
Model year
2022
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
4MN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FG392

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
000188

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
BETTER BUILT TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
BETTER BUILT TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 4 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
2022

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BETTER BUILT TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
BETTER BUILT TRAILERS

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 · Dec 5, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0KDL HOTSHOT LLC 3553889TR901PKK/IN
Jun 5, 2025TNI · Full2OOSEXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLC 325519133A2464E/AL
May 22, 2025TXI · Full8OOSEXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLC 325519133A264E/AL
Dec 5, 2023TNI · Full0EXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLC 325519133A264E/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDL HOTSHOT LLC3553889Aug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20261TN
EXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLC3255191Dec 5, 2023Jun 5, 20253AL
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.
TR901PKKIN2KDL HOTSHOT LLCAug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20261
33A2464EALEXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLCJun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251
33A264EALEXPRESS LANE FREIGHT LLCDec 5, 2023May 22, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026