Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Direct Trailer

5UJFS4534GE002922 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenSep 28, 2023
WA
Last seenDec 3, 2024
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
5UJFS4534GE002922
Make
Direct Trailer
Model
Direct Trailer
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 18, 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
5UJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FS453

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
002922

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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DIRECT TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Direct 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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 28, 2023 – Dec 3, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 3, 2024WAII · Walk-around1OOSPERMA COLUMN PRECAST INC 36576380092TL/ID
Apr 22, 2024WAII · Walk-around8OOSPERMA COLUMN PRECAST INC 36576380868TL/ID
Apr 22, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0PERMA COLUMN PRECAST INC 36576380868TL/ID
Sep 28, 2023WAIII · Driver-only0PETERSEN NORTHWEST CORPORATION 83310868TL/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PERMA COLUMN PRECAST INC3657638Apr 22, 2024Dec 3, 20243ID
PETERSEN NORTHWEST CORPORATION8331Sep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231WA
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.
0092TLIDPERMA COLUMN PRECAST INCDec 3, 2024Dec 3, 20241
0868TLIDPERMA COLUMN PRECAST INCApr 22, 2024Apr 22, 20242
0868TLIDPETERSEN NORTHWEST CORPORATIONSep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026