Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Vanguard Refrigerated Trailer Co.,ltd.

2SHSR5324PS000855 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 3
First seenOct 11, 2023
NM
Last seenDec 17, 2024
ME
Inspected under 2 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
2SHSR5324PS000855
Make
Vanguard Refrigerated Trailer Co.,ltd.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
2SH

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SR532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
000855

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
VANGUARD REFRIGERATED TRAILER CO.,LTD.

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 11, 2023 – Dec 17, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2024MEII · Walk-around5OOSARSH CARRIERS INC 35642726MU979/AB
Oct 30, 2023ARII · Walk-around1OOSPOWERWHEEL EXPRESS LTD 36294306MV979/AB
Oct 11, 2023NMII · Walk-around1OOSPOWERWHEEL EXPRESS LTD 36294306MU979/AB
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARSH CARRIERS INC3564272Dec 17, 2024Dec 17, 20241AB
POWERWHEEL EXPRESS LTD3629430Oct 11, 2023Oct 30, 20232AB
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.
6MU979ABARSH CARRIERS INCDec 17, 2024Dec 17, 20241
6MV979ABPOWERWHEEL EXPRESS LTDOct 30, 2023Oct 30, 20231
6MU979ABPOWERWHEEL EXPRESS LTDOct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026