Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ste

1S9T74222J0017115 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenNov 12, 2024
CT
Last seenSep 30, 2025
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
1S9T74222J0017115
Make
Ste
Model
STE
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 30, 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
T7422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
017115

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
STE

Prefix basis · 174 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
STE

Prefix basis · 174 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
STE

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 · Nov 12, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 30, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1ERNIE TRANS CORP 3621054TXJ19Y/NJ
Nov 12, 2024CTIII · Driver-only1COMMERCIAL CHEMICALS USA INC 3684736AZ847D/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERNIE TRANS CORP3621054Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 20251NJ
COMMERCIAL CHEMICALS USA INC3684736Nov 12, 2024Nov 12, 20241NJ
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.
TXJ19YNJERNIE TRANS CORPSep 30, 2025Sep 30, 20251
AZ847DNJCOMMERCIAL CHEMICALS USA INCNov 12, 2024Nov 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 30, 2026