Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Choice Trailers Manufacturing

1C96G4733HK883003 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenSep 23, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 27, 2025
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 27 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
1C96G4733HK883003
Make
Choice Trailers Manufacturing
Model
Choice Trailers Manufacturing
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
1C9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
6G473

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
883003

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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHOICE TRAILERS MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Choice Trailers Manufacturing

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 · Sep 23, 2023 – Dec 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSEL CENTENARIO HAULERZ LLC 4458195305328N/TX
Dec 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around8EL CENTENARIO HAULERZ LLC 4458195305328N/TX
Aug 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around0RICARDO CAZARES JR 2581072781806K/TX
Jun 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around5G&S DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLC 4224181781806K/TX
Jun 23, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0G&S DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLC 4224181781806K/TX
May 21, 2024TXIII · Driver-only6OOSG&S DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLC 4224181781806K/TX
Sep 23, 2023TXII · Walk-around9OOSSALAZAR UTILITY CONSTRUCTION INC 2576310781806K/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EL CENTENARIO HAULERZ LLC4458195Dec 12, 2025Dec 27, 20252TX
RICARDO CAZARES JR2581072Aug 31, 2024Aug 31, 20241TX
G&S DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLC4224181May 21, 2024Jun 25, 20243TX
SALAZAR UTILITY CONSTRUCTION INC2576310Sep 23, 2023Sep 23, 20231TX
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.
305328NTXEL CENTENARIO HAULERZ LLCDec 12, 2025Dec 27, 20252
781806KTXRICARDO CAZARES JRAug 31, 2024Aug 31, 20241
781806KTXG&S DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLCMay 21, 2024Jun 25, 20243
781806KTXSALAZAR UTILITY CONSTRUCTION INCSep 23, 2023Sep 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026