Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Ditch Witch T18B

1DSB232N971701780 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 15, 2025
MD
Last seenJun 23, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1DSB232N971701780
Make
Ditch Witch
Model
T18B
Model year
2007
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
1DS

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
B232N

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
701780

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
DITCH WITCH

Prefix basis · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T18B

Prefix basis · 3 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
2007

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DITCH WITCH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T18B

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 · Jan 15, 2025 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026MDI · Full3UTILITY LINES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC 924720T17371/DE
Jan 8, 2026MDII · Walk-around1UTILITY LINES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC 924720T17371/DE
Jan 15, 2025MDII · Walk-around3OOSUTILITY LINES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC 924720U169201/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UTILITY LINES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC924720Jan 15, 2025Jun 23, 20263PA
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.
T17371DE2UTILITY LINES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLCJan 8, 2026Jun 23, 20262
U169201TNUTILITY LINES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLCJan 15, 2025Jan 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026