Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Steco, Inc Walking Floor Trailer

5EWWS503291254642 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJun 15, 2023
MI
Last seenMay 6, 2026
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5EWWS503291254642
Make
Steco, Inc
Model
Walking Floor Trailer
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 15, 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
5EW

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
WS503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
254642

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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STECO, INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Walking Floor Trailer

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 15, 2023 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026MIII · Walk-around3HOUSING SPECIALIST INC 3078714F172470/OH
Jan 29, 2024MII · Full8OOSHOUSING SPECIALIST INC 3078714E894138/MI
Jul 10, 2023MIII · Walk-around5OOSHOUSING SPECIALIST INC 3078714E894138/MI
Jun 15, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1HOUSING SPECIALIST INC 3078714E894138/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOUSING SPECIALIST INC3078714Jun 15, 2023May 6, 20264MI
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.
F172470OHHOUSING SPECIALIST INCMay 6, 2026May 6, 20261
E894138MIHOUSING SPECIALIST INCJun 15, 2023Jan 29, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 15, 2026