Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Witzco Challenger Trailers

1W8A11F338S000543 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenOct 26, 2023
AR
Last seenApr 1, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1W8A11F338S000543
Make
Witzco Challenger Trailers
Model
Witzco Challenger Trailers
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 1, 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
1W8

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A11F3

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
000543

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WITZCO CHALLENGER TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Witzco Challenger Trailers

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Oct 26, 2023 – Apr 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0NOACK LAND MANAGEMENT LLC 3962465159283N/TX
Oct 26, 2023ARIII · Driver-only1ALTERNATIVE FUEL PLACEMENT LLC 3061850PT86984/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NOACK LAND MANAGEMENT LLC3962465Apr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261TX
ALTERNATIVE FUEL PLACEMENT LLC3061850Oct 26, 2023Oct 26, 20231TX
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.
159283NTXNOACK LAND MANAGEMENT LLCApr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261
PT86984ARALTERNATIVE FUEL PLACEMENT LLCOct 26, 2023Oct 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 1, 2026