Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Transcraft

1TTF48209T1049520 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenMay 23, 2025
SC
Last seenJun 12, 2026
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
1TTF48209T1049520
Make
Transcraft
Model
Transcraft
Model year
1996
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
1TT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F4820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
049520

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 · 2,003 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Transcraft

Prefix basis · 2,003 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
1996

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 · May 23, 2025 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0JOHN R CARTER LLC 2576018PV88554/SC
Apr 27, 2026SCII · Walk-around1TOMMY BRYAN TRUCKING INC 2046589PV88554/SC
Jul 8, 2025SCII · Walk-around2OOSTOMMY BRYAN TRUCKING INC 2046589PV88554/SC
May 23, 2025SCII · Walk-around2OOSTOMMY BRYAN TRUCKING INC 2046589PV88554/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOHN R CARTER LLC2576018Jun 12, 2026Jun 12, 20261SC
TOMMY BRYAN TRUCKING INC2046589May 23, 2025Apr 27, 20263SC
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PV88554SCJOHN R CARTER LLCJun 12, 2026Jun 12, 20261
PV88554SCTOMMY BRYAN TRUCKING INCMay 23, 2025Apr 27, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026