Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Dragon esp Dragon ESP

1UNST4228NS174432 · Trailer · TRAILER

Carriers run under2

22 mo

Inspections3

all-time

OOS inspections0

of 3

First seenNov 14, 2023

Last seenSep 16, 2025

Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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.

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN: 1UNST4228NS174432
Make: Dragon esp
Model: Dragon ESP
Model year: 2022
Body class: Trailer
Vehicle type: TRAILER
GVWR: Not decoded
Decoded at: Jul 26, 2026

vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 14, 2023 – Sep 16, 2025

Date	State	Level	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
Sep 16, 2025	MD	II · Walk-around	—	VLS LANCASTER LLC 424824	272994X/MD
Feb 7, 2025	MD	II · Walk-around	—	VLS LANCASTER LLC 424824	272994X/MD
Nov 14, 2023	MD	II · Walk-around	—	VLS BALTIMORE LLC 2434079	272994X/MD

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
VLS LANCASTER LLC	424824	Feb 7, 2025	Sep 16, 2025	2	PA
VLS BALTIMORE LLC	2434079	Nov 14, 2023	Nov 14, 2023	1	MD

Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

Plate	State / prov.	Unit no.	Carrier	Date range	Insp.
272994X	MD	2	VLS LANCASTER LLC	Feb 7, 2025 → Sep 16, 2025	2
272994X	MD	2	VLS BALTIMORE LLC	Nov 14, 2023 → Nov 14, 2023	1

Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026