Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Dragon Products

1D9SD3427CR661371 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 6
First seenNov 10, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 8, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
1D9SD3427CR661371
Make
Dragon Products
Model
Dragon Products
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1D9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SD342

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
661371

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
DRAGON PRODUCTS

Prefix basis · 198 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Dragon Products

Prefix basis · 198 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DRAGON PRODUCTS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Dragon Products

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 10, 2023 – Jan 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around6OOSSMITHCOLE LLC 2922536272C332/TX
Dec 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around20OOSSMITHCOLE LLC 2922536272C332/TX
Aug 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSHIGHLAND TRUCKING LLC 4407343232B033/TX
Jul 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around20OOSHIGHLAND TRUCKING LLC 4407343232B033/TX
Mar 8, 2024TXI · Full7OOSTARANGO TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 4108609232B033/TX
Nov 10, 2023TXII · Walk-around2TARANGO TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 4108609232B033/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMITHCOLE LLC2922536Dec 8, 2025Jan 8, 20262TX
HIGHLAND TRUCKING LLC4407343Jul 9, 2025Aug 13, 20252TX
TARANGO TRUCKING SERVICES LLC4108609Nov 10, 2023Mar 8, 20242TX
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.
272C332TXSMITHCOLE LLCDec 8, 2025Jan 8, 20262
232B033TXHIGHLAND TRUCKING LLCJul 9, 2025Aug 13, 20252
232B033TXTARANGO TRUCKING SERVICES LLCNov 10, 2023Mar 8, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026