Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Sundowner

13SCG5231P1CA5528 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
8 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenOct 10, 2025
TN
Last seenJun 23, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 8 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
13SCG5231P1CA5528
Make
Sundowner
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
CG523

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
CA5528

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 · Oct 10, 2025 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026CAI · Full0VITAL SHIPPING LLC 4220306112311PT/SC
Apr 29, 2026MOIII · Driver-only3OOSMR CARHAUL LLC 4213996112311PT/SC
Oct 10, 2025TNI · Full0FALCON AUTO CARRIER LLC 3223411112311PT/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VITAL SHIPPING LLC4220306Jun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261OH
MR CARHAUL LLC4213996Apr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261WA
FALCON AUTO CARRIER LLC3223411Oct 10, 2025Oct 10, 20251NC
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.
112311PTSC2VITAL SHIPPING LLCJun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261
112311PTSCMR CARHAUL LLCApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
112311PTSCFALCON AUTO CARRIER LLCOct 10, 2025Oct 10, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026