Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Dragon Esp

1UNST4429LS174241 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJun 27, 2023
KY
Last seenJun 9, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
1UNST4429LS174241
Make
Dragon Esp
Model
Dragon ESP
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1UN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ST442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
174241

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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DRAGON ESP

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Dragon ESP

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 27, 2023 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026OHII · Walk-around0KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC 13992597867T/KY
Apr 17, 2026KYII · Walk-around0KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC 13992597867T/KY
Oct 15, 2025KYII · Walk-around0KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC 13992597867T/KY
May 15, 2025KYII · Walk-around0KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC 13992597867T/KY
Nov 16, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT LEASING INC 33257497867T/KY
Jul 12, 2024KYI · Full0KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC 13992597867T/KY
Dec 20, 2023KYI · Full0KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC 13992597867T/KY
Oct 28, 2023KYI · Full3OOSKENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC 13992597867T/KY
Jun 27, 2023KYIII · Driver-only1KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC 13992597867T/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC139925Jun 27, 2023Jun 9, 20268KY
WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT LEASING INC332574Nov 16, 2024Nov 16, 20241KY
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.
97867TKYKENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INCJun 27, 2023Jun 9, 20268
97867TKYWORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT LEASING INCNov 16, 2024Nov 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026