Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Reliance, Alloy, Comet, Sturdyweld

5REFA52823S034107 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 11
First seenAug 14, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 21, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5REFA52823S034107
Make
Reliance, Alloy, Comet, Sturdyweld
Model
Reliance, Alloy, Comet, Sturdyweld
Model year
2003
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
5RE

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FA528

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
034107

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
RELIANCE, ALLOY, COMET, STURDYWELD

Prefix basis · 38 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Reliance, Alloy, Comet, Sturdyweld

Prefix basis · 38 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
2003

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
RELIANCE, ALLOY, COMET, STURDYWELD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Reliance, Alloy, Comet, Sturdyweld

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
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 14, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026CAI · Full23OOSJOSE CHAVEZ 26589084RF8913/CA
May 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around3OOSJOSE CHAVEZ 26589084RF8913/CA
May 7, 2026CAII · Walk-around9JOSE CHAVEZ 26589084RF8913/CA
Dec 29, 2025CAI · Full9OOSJOSE CHAVEZ 26589084RF8913/CA
Nov 6, 2025CAI · Full18OOSJOSE CHAVEZ 26589084RF8913/CA
Nov 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around2JOSE CHAVEZ 26589084RF8913/CA
Nov 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSJOSE CHAVEZ 26589084RF8913/CA
Jul 15, 2024CAI · Full1JOSE CHAVEZ 26589084RF8913/CA
May 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around0JOSE CHAVEZ 26589084RF8913/CA
Oct 24, 2023CAII · Walk-around4JOSE CHAVEZ 26589084RF8913/CA
Aug 14, 2023CAI · Full1JOSE CHAVEZ 26589084RF8913/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE CHAVEZ2658908Aug 14, 2023Jul 21, 202611CA
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.
4RF8913CA2JOSE CHAVEZAug 14, 2023Jul 21, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026