Cover Letter
UPDATE: Sample VIN Deciphering Submission –
Novae Corporation Date: March 18, 2024 Administrator National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Room W45-205 Washington, DC 20590 Attention: VIN Coordinator RE:
Vehicle Identification Number Deciphering Information As of March
18, 2024 Novae LLC is standardizing all products made in Markle,
Indiana to one plant location code of “1”. Novae LLC is a
high-volume trailer manufacturer assigned WMI: 5JW. The updated
information will include the VIN deciphering information for all
brands manufactured by Novae: Sure-Trac trailers, H&H Trailers,
CAM Superline Trailers, Trailerman Trailers, ITI Cargo Trailers,
Midsota Trailers, Mirage Trailers, TNT Trailers and Tailgater
Trailers, Look, Commander, Pace, Cargo Express, Everlite, Formula,
Compass, Impact. The standardized location code in digit 11 for
plant location for Markle, Indiana will be “1”. In accordance with
49 CFR Part 565, Vehicle Identification Number Requirements, Novae
LLC is submitting information necessary to decipher the characters
contained in its Vehicle Identification Numbers. Sincerely, Oliver
Reelsen (CIO) Novae LLC One Novae Parkway Markle, IN USA Update
Summary: Digit 11 plant location standardization: “1” = Markle,
Indiana VIN Deciphering Table – Novae Corporation Effective March
18, 2024 VIN Position: Description: Codes: 1st Section 1 World
Manufacturer Identification 5 – Assigned by SAE 2 World
Manufacturer Identification J – Assigned by SAE 3 World
Manufacturer Identification W – Assigned by SAE 2nd Section 4 & 5
Type of Trailer For all trailers with digit 4 as ‘1-6’, the MAKE
name is: “Sure-Trac ®” For all trailers with digit 4 as ‘A, D, E,
F, G, H, M, S, T, U’ the MAKE name is: “H & H Trailers®” For all
trailers with digit 4 as ‘C’ the MAKE name is: “CAM Superline®” For
all trailers with digit 4 as ‘L’ the MAKE name is: Trailerman
Trailers® For all trailers with digit 4 as ‘Y’ the MAKE name is:
ITI Cargo Trailers® For all trailers with digit 4 as ‘B’, ‘K’ the
MAKE name is: Midsota Trailers® For all trailers with digit 4 as
‘W’ the MAKE and name is: Mirage Trailers® For all trailers with
digit 4 as ‘X’ the MAKE and name is: TNT Trailers® For all trailers
with digit 4 as ‘Z’ the MAKE and name is: Tailgater Trailers® For
all trailers with digit 4 as ‘0’ the MAKE and name is Look® For all
trailers with digit 4 as ‘N’ the MAKE and name is Commander® For
all trailers with digit 4 as ‘P’ the MAKE and name is Pace® For all
trailers with digit 4 as ‘7’ the MAKE and name is Cargo Express®
For all trailers with digit 4 as ‘8’ the MAKE and name is Everlite®
For all trailers with digit 4 as ‘9’ the MAKE and name is Formula®
For all trailers with digit 4 as ‘R’ the MAKE and name is Compass®
For all trailers with digit 4 as ‘V’ the MAKE and name is Impact®
Sure-Trac® Digit 4 1=Ball Type Pull 2=Pintle Hitch 3=Gooseneck
4=Straight Semi 5=Fifth Wheel 6=Kingpin H & H Trailers® Digit 4 & 5
A1 A2 A3 AE AM AG DD DG EC EX FF GC GN GT GX HF HT HP MX R1 SA SC
TA TC UP UF U1 UT CAM Superline Trailers® Digit 4 & 5 CA CB CC CD
CE CF CG CH CJ CK CL CM Trailerman Trailers® Digit 4 & 5 L1 L2 L3
L4 L5 L6 LD LT LA LB L7 LC LG LE LH ITI Cargo Trailers® Digit 4 & 5
Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Y7 Y8 YA YB YC YD Midsota Trailers® Digit 4
B=Ball Type Pull K=Gooseneck Mirage Trailers® Digit 4 & 5 WE WU WG
WD TNT Trailers® Digit 4 & 5 XE XU XG Tailgater Trailers® Digit 4 &
5 ZE ZU ZG Look Trailers® Digit 4 & 5 0A 0E 0M 0C 0R 0T 0W
Commander Trailers® Digit 4 & 5 NA NE NM NC NR NT NW Pace Trailers®
Digit 4 & 5 PA PE PM PC PR PT PW Cargo Express® Digit 4 & 5 7A 7E
7M 7C 7R 7T 7W Everlite Trailers® Digit 4 & 5 8D 8P 8V 8F 8N 8U 8C
8R 8W 8E 8M 8T Formula Trailers® Digit 4 & 5 9A 9E 9M 9C 9R 9T 9W
Compass Trailers® Digit 4 & 5 RA RE RM RC RR RT RW Impact Trailers®
Digit 4 & 5 VA VE VM VC VR VT VW (Sure-Trac®) Digit 5 B=Boat
Trailer – Open Body C=Cargo/Enclosed Trailer Enclosed Body D=Dump
Trailer – Solid Side Body S=Snowmobile Trailer – Open Body
U=Utility Trailer – Open Body H & H Trailers® Model designation
Aluminum Single Axle, Ball Type, Utility Trailer Aluminum Tandem
Axle, Ball Type, Utility Trailer Aluminum Speedloader, Ball Type,
Utility Trailer Aluminum EX Speedloader LoPro, Ball Type, Utility
Trailer Aluminum MX Speedloader LoPro, Ball Type, Utility Trailer
Aluminum EX Speedloader LoPro, Gooseneck, Utility Trailer Dumpbox,
Ball Type, Dump Trailer Gooseneck Dumpbox, Gooseneck, Dump Trailer
Tandem Axle Cargo, Ball Type, Cargo/Enclosed Trailer EX
Speedloader, Ball Type, Utility Trailer HDL High Deck, Ball Type,
Utility Trailer Gooseneck Cargo Enclosed, Gooseneck, Cargo/Enclosed
Trailer Gooseneck Flatbed, Gooseneck, Utility Trailer Gravity Tilt
Lo-Deck, Ball Type, Utility Trailer Gooseneck Speedloader,
Gooseneck, Utility Trailer High Deck Flatbed, Gooseneck, Utility
Trailer Power Tilt Hi Deck, Gooseneck, Utility Trailer High Deck
Flatbed, Pintle Hitch, Utility Trailer MX Speedloader, Ball Type,
Utility Trailer Utility Rail Side Single Axle, Ball Type, Utility
Trailer Aluminum Single Axle Cargo, Ball Type, Cargo/Enclosed
Trailer Single Axle Cargo, Ball Type, Cargo/Enclosed Trailer
Aluminum Tandem Axle Cargo, Ball Type, Cargo/Enclosed Trailer
Tandem Axle Cargo, Ball Type, Cargo/Enclosed Trailer Flatbed Super
Single Tandem Axle, Pintle Hitch, Utility Trailer Flatbed Tandem
Axle, Ball Type, Utility Trailer Utility Single Axle, Ball Type,
Utility Trailer Utility Tandem Axle, Ball Type, Utility Trailer CAM
Superline Trailers® Model designation Dumpbox, Ball Type, Dump
Trailer Dumpbox, Pintle Hitch, Dump Trailer Gooseneck Dumpbox,
Gooseneck, Dump Trailer Utility Single Axle, Ball Type, Utility
Trailer Utility Single Axle, Pintle Hitch, Utility Trailer Utility
Tandem Axle, Ball Type, Utility Trailer Utility Tandem Axle, Pintle
Hitch, Utility Trailer Gooseneck Utility Tandem Axle, Gooseneck,
Utility Trailer Deckover Trailer, Ball Type, Utility Trailer
Deckover Trailer, Pintle Hitch, Utility Trailer Gooseneck Deckover
Trailer, Gooseneck, Utility Trailer Deckover Trailer, Fifth Wheel,
Utility Trailer Trailerman Trailers® Model designation Utility Tilt
Trailers, Single Axle, Ball Type, Utility Trailer Utility Trailer,
Single Axle, Ball Type, UtilityTrailer Utility Trailer, Tandem
Axle, Ball Type, UtilityTrailer Car Hauler, Tandem Axle, Ball Type,
UtilityTrailer Hydraulic Tilt Trailer, Tandem Axle, Ball Type,
UtilityTrailer Tilt Deck Trailer, Tandem Axle, Ball Type, Utility
Trailer Dumpbox, Ball Type, Dump Trailer Tank Trailer, Ball Type,
Tandem Axle, Utility Trailer Skid Steer Trailer, Ball Type, Tandem
Axle, Utility Trailer Contractor Special Trailer, Ball Type, Tandem
Axle, Utility Trailer Contractor Special Trailer, Gooseneck, Tandem
Axle, Utility Trailer Contractor Deckover Trailer, Gooseneck,
Tandem Axle, Utility Trailer Gooseneck Car Hauler, Gooseneck,
Tandem Axle, Utility Trailer Deckover Hydraulic Tilt Trailer,
Gooseneck Tandem Axle, Utility Trailer Deckover Trailer, Gooseneck
Tandem Axle, Utility Trailer ITI Cargo Trailers® Model designation
ITI Single Axle, Ball Type, Cargo/Enclosed Trailer ITI Tandem Axle,
Ball Type, Cargo/Enclosed Trailer True Line Single Axle, Ball Type,
Cargo/Enclosed Trailer True Line Tandem Axle, Ball Type,
Cargo/Enclosed Trailer Pride Line Single Axle, Ball Type,
Cargo/Enclosed Trailer Pride Line Tandem Axle, Ball Type,
Cargo/Enclosed Trailer Honor Line Single Axle, Ball Type,
Cargo/Enclosed Trailer Honor Line Tandem Axle, Ball Type,
Cargo/Enclosed Trailer Stock-Aide Single Axle, Ball Type,
Cargo/Enclosed Trailer Stock-Aide Tandem Axle, Ball Type,
Cargo/Enclosed Trailer Steadfast Single Axle, Ball Type,
Cargo/Enclosed Trailer Steadfast Tandem Axle, Ball Type,
Cargo/Enclosed Trailer Midsota Trailers® Digit 5 D = Dump Trailer –
Solid Side Body S = Skid loader trailer – Open Body U = Utility
Trailer – Open Body F = Flatbed Deckover Trailer – Open Body T =
Tilt Trailer – Open Body E = Enclosed Trailer – Enclosed Body
Mirage Trailers® Model designation Enclosed Trailer – Enclosed
Body, Ball Type Utility Trailer – Open Body, Ball Type Enclosed
Trailer – Enclosed Body, Gooseneck Dump Trailer – Solid Side Body
TNT Trailers® Model designation Enclosed Trailer – Enclosed Body,
Ball Type Utility Trailer – Open Body, Ball Type Enclosed Trailer –
Enclosed Body, Gooseneck Tailgater Trailers® Model designation
Enclosed Trailer – Enclosed Body, Ball Type Utility Trailer – Open
Body, Ball Type Enclosed Trailer – Enclosed Body, Gooseneck Look
Trailers® Model designation Snowmobile Trailer, Enclosed, Ball Type
Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed, Ball Type Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed,
Gooseneck Car Hauler, Enclosed, Ball Type Car Hauler, Enclosed,
Gooseneck Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed, Fifth Wheel Car Hauler,
Enclosed, Fifth Wheel Commander Trailers® Model designation
Snowmobile Trailer, Enclosed, Ball Type Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed,
Ball Type Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed, Gooseneck Car Hauler,
Enclosed, Ball Type Car Hauler, Enclosed, Gooseneck Enclosed
Trailer, Enclosed, Fifth Wheel Car Hauler, Enclosed, Fifth Wheel
Pace Trailers® Model designation Snowmobile Trailer, Enclosed, Ball
Type Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed, Ball Type Enclosed Trailer,
Enclosed, Gooseneck Car Hauler, Enclosed, Ball Type Car Hauler,
Enclosed, Gooseneck Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed, Fifth Wheel Car
Hauler, Enclosed, Fifth Wheel Cargo Express Trailers® Model
designation Snowmobile Trailer, Enclosed, Ball Type Enclosed
Trailer, Enclosed, Ball Type Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed, Gooseneck
Car Hauler, Enclosed, Ball Type Car Hauler, Enclosed, Gooseneck
Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed, Fifth Wheel Car Hauler, Enclosed, Fifth
Wheel Everlite Trailers® Model designation Dump Trailer, Ball Type
Dump Trailer, Gooseneck Dump Trailer, Fifth Wheel Flatbed Trailer,
Open, Ball Type Flatbed Trailer, Open, Gooseneck Flatbed Trailer,
Open, Fifth Wheel Car Hauler, Open, Ball Type Car Hauler, Open,
Gooseneck Car Hauler, Open, Fifth Wheel Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed,
Ball Type Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed, Gooseneck Enclosed Trailer,
Enclosed, Fifth Wheel Formula Trailers® Model designation
Snowmobile Trailer, Enclosed, Ball Type Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed,
Ball Type Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed, Gooseneck Car Hauler,
Enclosed, Ball Type Car Hauler, Enclosed, Gooseneck Enclosed
Trailer, Enclosed, Fifth Wheel Car Hauler, Enclosed, Fifth Wheel
Compass Trailers® Model designation Snowmobile Trailer, Enclosed,
Ball Type Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed, Ball Type Enclosed Trailer,
Enclosed, Gooseneck Car Hauler, Enclosed, Ball Type Car Hauler,
Enclosed, Gooseneck Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed, Fifth Wheel Car
Hauler, Enclosed, Fifth Wheel Impact Trailers® Model designation
Snowmobile Trailer, Enclosed, Ball Type Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed,
Ball Type Enclosed Trailer, Enclosed, Gooseneck Car Hauler,
Enclosed, Ball Type Car Hauler, Enclosed, Gooseneck Enclosed
Trailer, Enclosed, Fifth Wheel Car Hauler, Enclosed, Fifth Wheel 6
& 7 Length XX in ft. = Overall Length By way of example: 04=4 ft.
06=6 ft. 08=8 ft. 10 =10 ft. 24 = 24 ft. 53 = 53 ft. 8 Number of
Axles 1=1 Axle 2=2 Axles 3=3 Axles 4=4 Axles 6=6 Axles 7=7 Axles
8=8 Axles 3rd Section 9 Check Digit Calculated per 49 CFR 565.15
4th Section 10 Model Year M=2021 N=2022 P=2023 R=2024 S=2025 T=2026
V=2027 W=2028 X=2029 (From Table VII of 49 CFR 565,15(d)(1)) 11
Plant Location 1 = Markle, IN USA 2 = North Manchester, IN USA 3 =
Columbia City, IN USA 5 = Elkhart, IN USA 6 = Nampa, ID USA 7 =
Middlebury, IN USA N= Clarinda, IO USA R= Red Oak, IO USA P=
Waynesboro, PA US L= Louisiana, MO USA Y= Carbondale, PA USA A=
Avon, MN USA B= Bristol, IN USA F= El Mirage, AZ USA T=
Springville, UT USA X = McGregor, TX USA M = Mountain Top, PA USA
12 Serial Number of Trailer – Sequential Production Number Last 6
Numbers=6 digit Serial # (Number sequentially assigned) 13 14 15 16
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