Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Norstar Trailers

50HFG4020P1102903 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJul 19, 2023
SC
Last seenNov 22, 2024
MN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
50HFG4020P1102903
Make
Norstar Trailers
Model
Norstar Trailers
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
50H

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FG402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
102903

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
NORSTAR TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 87 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Norstar Trailers

Prefix basis · 87 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
NORSTAR TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Norstar 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 · Jul 19, 2023 – Nov 22, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 22, 2024MNIII · Driver-only03WAY LOGISTICS LLC 3764056CSH2546/MN
Sep 10, 2024MNI · Full10OOS3WAY LOGISTICS LLC 3764056CSH2546/MN
Aug 27, 2024IAI · Full43WAY LOGISTICS LLC 3764056CSH2546/MN
Oct 26, 2023COI · Full5OOSSTEELE TRANSPORT LLC 4082084CSH2524/MN
Oct 20, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0STEELE TRANSPORT LLC 4082084CSH2524/MN
Jul 19, 2023SCIII · Driver-only0STEELE TRANSPORT LLC 4082084CSG9108/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
3WAY LOGISTICS LLC3764056Aug 27, 2024Nov 22, 20243MN
STEELE TRANSPORT LLC4082084Jul 19, 2023Oct 26, 20233MN
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.
CSH2546MN3WAY LOGISTICS LLCAug 27, 2024Nov 22, 20243
CSH2524MN2STEELE TRANSPORT LLCOct 20, 2023Oct 26, 20232
CSG9108MN2STEELE TRANSPORT LLCJul 19, 2023Jul 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026