Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kentucky Dry Freight Trailer

1KKVA5324PL253303 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJan 15, 2024
NM
Last seenAug 21, 2026
IN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1KKVA5324PL253303
Make
Kentucky
Model
Dry Freight Trailer
Model year
2023
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
1KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
VA532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
253303

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
KENTUCKY

Prefix basis · 325 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Dry Freight Trailer

Prefix basis · 325 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENTUCKY

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Dry Freight Trailer

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 15, 2024 – Aug 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2026INIII · Driver-only1RAYSTAR EXPRESS LLC 3194651F5B172/KY
Mar 26, 2024NJII · Walk-around1K GROUP TRANSPORT LLC 3810962F5B172/KY
Jan 15, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN EAGLE TRUCKING LLC 2932797F5B172U5/KY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAYSTAR EXPRESS LLC3194651Aug 21, 2026Aug 21, 20261IN
K GROUP TRANSPORT LLC3810962Mar 26, 2024Mar 26, 20241IN
GOLDEN EAGLE TRUCKING LLC2932797Jan 15, 2024Jan 15, 20241IN
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.
F5B172KY2RAYSTAR EXPRESS LLCAug 21, 2026Aug 21, 20261
F5B172KYK GROUP TRANSPORT LLCMar 26, 2024Mar 26, 20241
F5B172U5KYGOLDEN EAGLE TRUCKING LLCJan 15, 2024Jan 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 23, 2026