Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Wabash Platforms Combo Steel / Alum Platform

1JJV281M8RL218495 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenAug 23, 2023
MT
Last seenAug 21, 2024
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
1JJV281M8RL218495
Make
Wabash Platforms
Model
Combo Steel / Alum Platform
Model year
2024
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
1JJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
V281M

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
218495

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
WABASH PLATFORMS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Combo Steel / Alum Platform

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 23, 2023 – Aug 21, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2024MTII · Walk-around0THOMAS CARNIVAL INC 14755639044Z/TX
Aug 23, 2023MTI · Full6OOSBALLISTIC INDUSTRIES LLC 305159339044Z/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THOMAS CARNIVAL INC147556Aug 21, 2024Aug 21, 20241TX
BALLISTIC INDUSTRIES LLC3051593Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231UT
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.
39044ZTXTHOMAS CARNIVAL INCAug 21, 2024Aug 21, 20241
39044ZTXBALLISTIC INDUSTRIES LLCAug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 23, 2026