Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Benson/wabash Aluminium Flatbed

1TTE522A9G3972749 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenNov 13, 2024
MT
Last seenMar 6, 2026
NV
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1TTE522A9G3972749
Make
Benson/wabash
Model
Aluminium Flatbed
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1TT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
E522A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
972749

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
BENSON/WABASH

Prefix basis · 9 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Aluminium Flatbed

Prefix basis · 9 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BENSON/WABASH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Aluminium Flatbed

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 · Nov 13, 2024 – Mar 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 6, 2026NVII · Walk-around5IFS EXPRESS LLC 3487536TQZ4975/OH
Feb 7, 2026WAII · Walk-around2OOSIFS EXPRESS LLC 3487536TQZ4975/OH
Dec 17, 2025NDII · Walk-around0IFS EXPRESS LLC 3487536TQZ4975/OH
Dec 15, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0IFS EXPRESS LLC 3487536TQZ4975/OH
Dec 7, 2025INIII · Driver-only3IFS EXPRESS LLC 3487536TQZ4975/OH
Sep 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around0IFS EXPRESS LLC 3487536TQZ4975/OH
Aug 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around4IFS EXPRESS LLC 3487536TQZ4975/OH
Jun 10, 2025FLII · Walk-around1IFS EXPRESS LLC 3487536TQZ4975/OH
Apr 2, 2025WYII · Walk-around2OOSIFS EXPRESS LLC 3487536TQZ4975/OH
Jan 8, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0IFS EXPRESS LLC 3487536TQZ4975/OH
Nov 13, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0IFS EXPRESS LLC 3487536TQZ4975/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IFS EXPRESS LLC3487536Nov 13, 2024Mar 6, 202611OH
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.
TQZ4975OHIFS EXPRESS LLCNov 13, 2024Mar 6, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026