Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Vantage Trailers

4E7HA4229FASA5117 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenAug 24, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 12, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
4E7HA4229FASA5117
Make
Vantage Trailers
Model
Vantage Trailers
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
4E7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HA422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
SA5117

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
VANTAGE TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 32 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Vantage Trailers

Prefix basis · 32 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
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VANTAGE TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Vantage Trailers

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 24, 2023 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026TXI · Full2SOUTH TEXAS FUEL HAULERS LLC 34686145176182/ME
Apr 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SOUTH TEXAS FUEL HAULERS LLC 34686145176182/ME
Feb 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSFINALY RESOURCES LLC 35571175176182/ME
Feb 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSSOUTH TEXAS FUEL HAULERS LLC 34686145176182/ME
Feb 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SOUTH TEXAS FUEL HAULERS LLC 34686145176182/ME
Jan 5, 2026TXI · Full1SOUTH TEXAS FUEL HAULERS LLC 34686145176182/ME
Sep 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around4SOUTH TEXAS FUEL HAULERS LLC 34686145176182/ME
May 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSSOUTH TEXAS FUEL HAULERS LLC 34686145176182/ME
Dec 23, 2024TXIII · Driver-only2SOUTH TEXAS FUEL HAULERS LLC 34686145176182/ME
Jan 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around2SOUTH TEXAS FUEL HAULERS LLC 34686145176182/ME
Aug 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around4OOSSOUTH TEXAS FUEL HAULERS LLC 34686145176182/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTH TEXAS FUEL HAULERS LLC3468614Aug 24, 2023May 12, 202610TX
FINALY RESOURCES LLC3557117Feb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261TX
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.
5176182MESOUTH TEXAS FUEL HAULERS LLCAug 24, 2023May 12, 202610
5176182ME2FINALY RESOURCES LLCFeb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026