Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Iron Lite

3A9L6DM27SP290402 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenSep 17, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 21, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3A9L6DM27SP290402
Make
Iron Lite
Model
IRON LITE
Model year
2025
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
3A9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
L6DM2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
290402

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
IRON LITE

Prefix basis · 67 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
IRON LITE

Prefix basis · 67 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
2025

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
IRON LITE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
IRON LITE

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 17, 2024 – Mar 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around2SLOW TRANSPORTATION LLC 308857623M647N/TX
Feb 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSARIANA SERVICE LLC 442892963M591N/TX
Apr 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around2SLOW TRANSPORTATION LLC 308857651N079N/TX
Apr 2, 2025TXI · Full13OOSSLOW TRANSPORTATION LLC 308857690P046N/TX
Sep 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around3SLOW TRANSPORTATION LLC 30885766097Y64/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SLOW TRANSPORTATION LLC3088576Sep 17, 2024Mar 21, 20264TX
ARIANA SERVICE LLC4428929Feb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261TX
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.
23M647NTXSLOW TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 21, 2026Mar 21, 20261
63M591NTXARIANA SERVICE LLCFeb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261
51N079NTXSLOW TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 18, 2025Apr 18, 20251
90P046NTXSLOW TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 2, 2025Apr 2, 20251
6097Y64TXSLOW TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 17, 2024Sep 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026