Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Sure-Trac Sure-Trac Trailers

5JW3U3025P3396241 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
5 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenNov 5, 2024
AR
Last seenApr 2, 2025
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 5 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
5JW3U3025P3396241
Make
Sure-Trac
Model
Sure-Trac Trailers
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
5JW

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3U302

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
396241

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
SURE-TRAC

Prefix basis · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Sure-Trac Trailers

Prefix basis · 7 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SURE-TRAC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Sure-Trac 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

  • 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 · Nov 5, 2024 – Apr 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2025ILI · Full0TRUENORTH TRUCKING INC 4338616LH0865/IA
Feb 13, 2025OHII · Walk-around1OOSSMART START TRANSPORTATION INC 4167734LH0865/IA
Nov 5, 2024ARI · Full0JF EXPRESS FR8 LLC 2096850LH0865/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRUENORTH TRUCKING INC4338616Apr 2, 2025Apr 2, 20251OH
SMART START TRANSPORTATION INC4167734Feb 13, 2025Feb 13, 20251OR
JF EXPRESS FR8 LLC2096850Nov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20241OH
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.
LH0865IATRUENORTH TRUCKING INCApr 2, 2025Apr 2, 20251
LH0865IASMART START TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 13, 2025Feb 13, 20251
LH0865IAJF EXPRESS FR8 LLCNov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026