Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Benson/wabash Aluminium Flatbed

1TTF532A8H3981647 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenJan 27, 2025
IA
Last seenSep 2, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1TTF532A8H3981647
Make
Benson/wabash
Model
Aluminium Flatbed
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 6, 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
1TT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F532A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
981647

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
BENSON/WABASH

Prefix basis · 1,433 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Aluminium Flatbed

Prefix basis · 1,433 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.

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 · Jan 27, 2025 – Sep 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 2, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0—ART PAPE TRANSFER INC 1674FS5318/IA
Jan 27, 2025IAIII · Driver-only3—BRIAN HOLMES 1842265FS5318/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ART PAPE TRANSFER INC1674Sep 2, 2026Sep 2, 20261IA
BRIAN HOLMES1842265Jan 27, 2025Jan 27, 20251IA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
FS5318IA2ART PAPE TRANSFER INCSep 2, 2026 → Sep 2, 20261
FS5318IA—BRIAN HOLMESJan 27, 2025 → Jan 27, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026