Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Transcraft

1TTF45204W1057687 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenJul 9, 2024
MN
Last seenJan 15, 2026
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1TTF45204W1057687
Make
Transcraft
Model
Transcraft
Model year
1998
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
1TT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F4520

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
057687

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
TRANSCRAFT

Prefix basis · 416 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Transcraft

Prefix basis · 416 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TRANSCRAFT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Transcraft

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 · Jul 9, 2024 – Jan 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2026SDII · Walk-around1OOSHAMLIN BUILDING CENTER INC 1865344U132340/SD
Jul 9, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1M & J TRUCKING LLC 1932383U132340/SD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HAMLIN BUILDING CENTER INC1865344Jan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261SD
M & J TRUCKING LLC1932383Jul 9, 2024Jul 9, 20241SD
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.
U132340SD2HAMLIN BUILDING CENTER INCJan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261
U132340SDM & J TRUCKING LLCJul 9, 2024Jul 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 30, 2026