Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Sundowner

13SCG4834P1CA5816 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
10 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJul 16, 2025
MO
Last seenMay 19, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 10 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13SCG4834P1CA5816
Make
Sundowner
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
13S

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
CG483

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
CA5816

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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SUNDOWNER

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 · Jul 16, 2025 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026TNI · Full0LAMY TRANS LLC 40951935574751/ME
May 15, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0LAMY TRANS LLC 40951935574751/ME
Feb 16, 2026OHII · Walk-around0LFG PRO INC 41821875574751/ME
Jan 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSLFG PRO INC 41821875574751/ME
Jul 16, 2025MOI · Full16OOSAL 1990 LLC 41943935574751/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LAMY TRANS LLC4095193May 15, 2026May 19, 20262WA
LFG PRO INC4182187Jan 5, 2026Feb 16, 20262OH
AL 1990 LLC4194393Jul 16, 2025Jul 16, 20251OH
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.
5574751MELAMY TRANS LLCMay 15, 2026May 19, 20262
5574751MELFG PRO INCJan 5, 2026Feb 16, 20262
5574751MEAL 1990 LLCJul 16, 2025Jul 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026