Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ameritrail, Inc.

17YGA3229MB082097 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenAug 28, 2023
VA
Last seenJan 9, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
17YGA3229MB082097
Make
Ameritrail, Inc.
Model
Ameritrail, Inc.
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
17Y

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GA322

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
082097

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
AMERITRAIL, INC.

Prefix basis · 33 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ameritrail, Inc.

Prefix basis · 33 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
AMERITRAIL, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Ameritrail, Inc.

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 28, 2023 – Jan 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 9, 2026NCI · Full0CM TRANSPORTATION CORP 2201121173843TM/VA
Sep 4, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0CM TRANSPORTATION CORP 2201121173843TM/VA
Aug 13, 2025TNI · Full2CM TRANSPORTATION CORP 2201121173843TM/VA
Apr 1, 2025VTI · Full0CM TRANSPORTATION CORP 2201121173843TM/VA
Dec 27, 2024NCI · Full0CM TRANSPORTATION CORP 2201121173843TM/VA
Oct 26, 2024TNI · Full0CM TRANSPORTATION CORP 2201121173843TM/UK
Oct 23, 2024TNI · Full0CM TRANSPORTATION CORP 2201121173843TM/UK
Jul 11, 2024NYII · Walk-around0CM TRANSPORTATION CORP 2201121173843TM/VA
Feb 22, 2024PAII · Walk-around0CM TRANSPORTATION CORP 2201121173843TM/VA
Nov 17, 2023USI · Full0CM TRANSPORTATION CORP 2201121TRLPM/VA
Aug 28, 2023VAI · Full0CM TRANSPORTATION CORP 2201121173843T/VA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CM TRANSPORTATION CORP2201121Aug 28, 2023Jan 9, 202611VA
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.
173843TMVACM TRANSPORTATION CORPFeb 22, 2024Jan 9, 20267
173843TMUKCM TRANSPORTATION CORPOct 23, 2024Oct 26, 20242
TRLPMVACM TRANSPORTATION CORPNov 17, 2023Nov 17, 20231
173843TVACM TRANSPORTATION CORPAug 28, 2023Aug 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026