Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 E-Pak Manufacturing

1E9E5DV29NA505531 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 8, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 22, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1E9E5DV29NA505531
Make
E-Pak Manufacturing
Model
E-PAK MANUFACTURING
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 29, 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
1E9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
E5DV2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
505531

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
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 45 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
2022

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

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 · Aug 8, 2023 – Jun 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around0GOLD METAL RECYCLERS LTD 1299167201C834/TX
Jul 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSGOLD METAL RECYCLERS LTD 1299167201C834/TX
Jul 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around2GOLD METAL RECYCLERS LTD 1299167201C834/TX
Apr 18, 2024TXI · Full4GOLD METAL RECYCLERS LTD 1299167201C834/TX
Aug 8, 2023TXII · Walk-around1MHC TRUCK LEASING LLC 339774201C834/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLD METAL RECYCLERS LTD1299167Apr 18, 2024Jun 22, 20264TX
MHC TRUCK LEASING LLC339774Aug 8, 2023Aug 8, 20231KS
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.
201C834TX2GOLD METAL RECYCLERS LTDApr 18, 2024Jun 22, 20264
201C834TXMHC TRUCK LEASING LLCAug 8, 2023Aug 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026