Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Dragon Products

1D9ST4228CV661947 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenSep 23, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 23, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
1D9ST4228CV661947
Make
Dragon Products
Model
Dragon Products
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
ST422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
661947

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 · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Dragon Products

Prefix basis · 31 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 · Sep 23, 2023 – Jan 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around14OOSCOASTAL TIDE SERVICES LLC 4219268180B179/TX
Oct 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around11OOSCOASTAL TIDE SERVICES LLC 4219268180B179/TX
Apr 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around14OOSCOASTAL TIDE SERVICES LLC 4219268180B179/TX
Feb 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around2TOTAL ENERGY SERVICES LLC 3890685180B179/TX
Sep 23, 2023TXII · Walk-around1COASTAL SALTWATER SERVICES LLC 2586658180B179/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COASTAL TIDE SERVICES LLC4219268Apr 27, 2025Jan 23, 20263TX
TOTAL ENERGY SERVICES LLC3890685Feb 15, 2024Feb 15, 20241TX
COASTAL SALTWATER SERVICES LLC2586658Sep 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.
180B179TXCOASTAL TIDE SERVICES LLCApr 27, 2025Jan 23, 20263
180B179TXTOTAL ENERGY SERVICES LLCFeb 15, 2024Feb 15, 20241
180B179TXCOASTAL SALTWATER SERVICES LLCSep 23, 2023Sep 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026