Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Smithco Manufacturing

1S9SS4029CL476253 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 14, 2023
CO
Last seenMay 8, 2025
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1S9SS4029CL476253
Make
Smithco Manufacturing
Model
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
1S9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SS402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
476253

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
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 82 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 82 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
SMITHCO MANUFACTURING

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 · Sep 14, 2023 – May 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2025COI · Full0JAYCEE LOPEZ 2870849CNQP32/CO
Mar 3, 2025COI · Full0JAYCEE LOPEZ 2870849CNQP32/CO
Aug 5, 2024COI · Full0JAYCEE LOPEZ 2870849CNQP32/CO
Sep 14, 2023COIII · Driver-only0JOSEPH J GRIEVE INC 657042090VNM/CO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAYCEE LOPEZ2870849Aug 5, 2024May 8, 20253CO
JOSEPH J GRIEVE INC657042Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 20231CO
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.
CNQP32COJAYCEE LOPEZAug 5, 2024May 8, 20253
090VNMCOJOSEPH J GRIEVE INCSep 14, 2023Sep 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026