Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Wilson

1W16533A7L5558166 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenNov 28, 2023
WI
Last seenJul 8, 2026
MI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1W16533A7L5558166
Make
Wilson
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2020
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 9, 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
1W1

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
6533A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
558166

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
WILSON

Prefix basis · 148 decoded VINs at 99.3% prefix purity.

Model
Wilson

Prefix basis · 148 decoded VINs at 99.3% 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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WILSON

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 28, 2023 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026MIIII · Driver-only3JACOB DANIEL BARTELS 3248522VF6002/IA
Jul 17, 2025MOII · Walk-around2JACOB DANIEL BARTELS 3248522VF6002/IA
Apr 16, 2025INIII · Driver-only1JACOB DANIEL BARTELS 3248522VC2494/IA
Feb 27, 2025IAIII · Driver-only0MIHM BROTHERS INC 1083467VC2494/IA
Nov 28, 2023WIIII · Driver-only1RACM TRANSPORTATION LLC 2502550VC2494/NE
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JACOB DANIEL BARTELS3248522Apr 16, 2025Jul 8, 20263WI
MIHM BROTHERS INC1083467Feb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251IA
RACM TRANSPORTATION LLC2502550Nov 28, 2023Nov 28, 20231NE
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.
VF6002IA2JACOB DANIEL BARTELSJul 17, 2025Jul 8, 20262
VC2494IAJACOB DANIEL BARTELSApr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251
VC2494IAMIHM BROTHERS INCFeb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251
VC2494NERACM TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 28, 2023Nov 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 9, 2026