Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Appalachian Trailers Inc.

5Z5FC4239FS000288 · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seenOct 2, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 15, 2025
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5Z5FC4239FS000288
Make
Appalachian Trailers Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2015
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 18, 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
5Z5

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FC423

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
000288

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
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
APPALACHIAN TRAILERS INC.

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 · Oct 2, 2023 – Oct 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1OOSBLACK SAM TOWING LLC 3092454J987175/LA
May 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around23OOSBLACK SAM TOWING LLC 3092454J987175/LA
Jan 14, 2025TXI · Full21OOSBLACK SAM TOWING LLC 3092454J987175/LA
Oct 2, 2023TXI · Full5OOSBLACK SAM TOWING LLC 3092454J987175/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK SAM TOWING LLC3092454Oct 2, 2023Oct 15, 20254LA
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.
J987175LABLACK SAM TOWING LLCOct 2, 2023Oct 15, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026