Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Lbt Inc LBT INC TRAILER

4J8T044203T002101 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 13
First seenJul 27, 2023
MD
Last seenMar 12, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4J8T044203T002101
Make
Lbt Inc
Model
LBT INC TRAILER
Model year
2003
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
4J8

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
T0442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
002101

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
LBT INC

Prefix basis · 60 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
LBT INC TRAILER

Prefix basis · 60 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
2003

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
LBT INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
LBT INC TRAILER

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 · Jul 27, 2023 – Mar 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2026MDII · Walk-around2CATO INC 336445227148/ME
Jan 2, 2026DEII · Walk-around0CATO INC 336445227148/ME
Sep 10, 2025DEI · Full1CATO INC 336445227148/ME
Aug 25, 2025DEI · Full2OOSCATO INC 336445227148/ME
Aug 22, 2025MDII · Walk-around0CATO INC 336445227148/ME
Apr 28, 2025MDI · Full2OOSCATO INC 336445227148/ME
Dec 17, 2024MDII · Walk-around0CATO INC 336445227148/ME
Oct 3, 2024MDI · Full0CATO INC 336445227148/ME
Apr 15, 2024MDII · Walk-around0CATO INC 336445227148/ME
Dec 15, 2023MDII · Walk-around0CATO INC 336445227148/ME
Oct 17, 2023MDII · Walk-around0CATO INC 336445227148/ME
Sep 24, 2023MDII · Walk-around1OOSCATO INC 336445227148/ME
Jul 27, 2023MDII · Walk-around0CATO INC 336445227148/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CATO INC33644Jul 27, 2023Mar 12, 202613MD
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.
5227148MECATO INCJul 27, 2023Mar 12, 202613
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026