Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 J & L Tank, Inc.

1J9P4AA15H2001200 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
6 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenJun 20, 2025
CA
Last seenDec 4, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1J9P4AA15H2001200
Make
J & L Tank, Inc.
Model
J & L Tank, Inc.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 23, 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
1J9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
P4AA1

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
001200

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
J & L TANK, INC.

Prefix basis · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
J & L Tank, Inc.

Prefix basis · 14 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
J & L TANK, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
J & L Tank, 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 · Jun 20, 2025 – Dec 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ALPHA MATERIALS INC 10115914BY4334/CA
Jun 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ALPHA MATERIALS INC 10115914BY4334/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALPHA MATERIALS INC1011591Jun 20, 2025Dec 4, 20252CA
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.
4BY4334CAALPHA MATERIALS INCJun 20, 2025Dec 4, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 23, 2026