Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2027 Vision Metals Inc. Dba Ferree Trailer

4F7TS0228VA978179 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenDec 29, 2023
VA
Last seenJul 1, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
4F7TS0228VA978179
Make
Vision Metals Inc. Dba Ferree Trailer
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2027
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
4F7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
TS022

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
978179

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
2027

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VISION METALS INC. DBA FERREE TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 29, 2023 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0KEPLEY-FRANK HARDWOOD CO INC 148155AB88302/NC
Apr 14, 2026VAIII · Driver-only0KEPLEY-FRANK HARDWOOD CO INC 148155AB88302/NC
Nov 19, 2025NCII · Walk-around0KEPLEY-FRANK HARDWOOD CO INC 148155AB88302/NC
Jun 3, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0KEPLEY-FRANK HARDWOOD CO INC 148155AB88302/NC
Nov 7, 2024NCII · Walk-around0KEPLEY-FRANK HARDWOOD CO INC 148155AB88302/NC
Oct 10, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0KEPLEY-FRANK HARDWOOD CO INC 148155AB88302/NC
Dec 29, 2023VAII · Walk-around5OOSCURRY LUMBER COMPANY INC 157337AB88302/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KEPLEY-FRANK HARDWOOD CO INC148155Oct 10, 2024Jul 1, 20266NC
CURRY LUMBER COMPANY INC157337Dec 29, 2023Dec 29, 20231NC
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.
AB88302NC2KEPLEY-FRANK HARDWOOD CO INCOct 10, 2024Jul 1, 20266
AB88302NCCURRY LUMBER COMPANY INCDec 29, 2023Dec 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026