Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Dragon Esp

591SH4828JC158091 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenAug 17, 2023
NM
Last seenOct 30, 2024
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
591SH4828JC158091
Make
Dragon Esp
Model
Dragon ESP
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 20, 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
591

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SH482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
158091

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
DRAGON ESP

Prefix basis · 30 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Dragon ESP

Prefix basis · 30 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.

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 17, 2023 – Oct 30, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 30, 2024AZI · Full4—PACIFIC WEST LLC 76006593928D/AZ
Aug 17, 2023NMII · Walk-around0—WESTERN UTILITY CONTRACTORS LLC 75633693928D/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PACIFIC WEST LLC760065Oct 30, 2024Oct 30, 20241UT
WESTERN UTILITY CONTRACTORS LLC756336Aug 17, 2023Aug 17, 20231AZ
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.
93928DAZ—PACIFIC WEST LLCOct 30, 2024 → Oct 30, 20241
93928DAZ—WESTERN UTILITY CONTRACTORS LLCAug 17, 2023 → Aug 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 20, 2026