Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Tauro

1L9WC50E8PM649021 · TRAILER
Carriers run under7
14 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 10
First seenMay 20, 2025
TN
Last seenJul 7, 2026
NC
Inspected under 7 different carriers in 14 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
1L9WC50E8PM649021
Make
Tauro
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
1L9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
WC50E

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
649021

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
TAURO

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 · May 20, 2025 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026NCIII · Driver-only5OOSCARBON MOTORS LLC 4512995QB58WL/FL
Jul 7, 2026NCIII · Driver-only5OOSCARBON MOTORS LLC 4512995QB58WL/FL
Jun 9, 2026FLIII · Driver-only2AUTOTRANS EXPRESS1 CORP 4480072QB75WL/FL
Mar 24, 2026ALI · Full5OOSASHE CARRIERS LLC 4474134NO TAG/FL
Mar 24, 2026ALI · Full5OOSASHE CARRIERS LLC 4474134NO TAG/FL
Mar 24, 2026ALI · Full5OOSASHE CARRIERS LLC 4474134NO TAG/FL
Dec 18, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1HD ELITE TRANSPORT LLC 4491694QB57NH/FL
Oct 16, 2025FLI · Full15OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542QB57NH/FL
Sep 24, 2025MSI · Full9OOSHAILO EXPRESS INC 3209000QB57NH/FL
May 20, 2025TNIII · Driver-only4OOSAPI AUTO GROUP LLC 4285236QB57NH/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

7 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Jul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20262FL
AUTOTRANS EXPRESS1 CORP4480072Jun 9, 2026Jun 9, 20261FL
ASHE CARRIERS LLC4474134Mar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20263FL
HD ELITE TRANSPORT LLC4491694Dec 18, 2025Dec 18, 20251FL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Oct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251IL
HAILO EXPRESS INC3209000Sep 24, 2025Sep 24, 20251IL
API AUTO GROUP LLC4285236May 20, 2025May 20, 20251CA
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.
QB58WLFL2CARBON MOTORS LLCJul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20262
QB75WLFLAUTOTRANS EXPRESS1 CORPJun 9, 2026Jun 9, 20261
NO TAGFL2ASHE CARRIERS LLCMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20263
QB57NHFLHD ELITE TRANSPORT LLCDec 18, 2025Dec 18, 20251
QB57NHFLNIMBUS 2000 LLCOct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251
QB57NHFLHAILO EXPRESS INCSep 24, 2025Sep 24, 20251
QB57NHFLAPI AUTO GROUP LLCMay 20, 2025May 20, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026