Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Bulk Tank International

3E1FB7231FSV20944 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 5, 2023
VA
Last seenMar 23, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3E1FB7231FSV20944
Make
Bulk Tank International
Model
Bulk Tank International
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
3E1

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FB723

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
V20944

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
BULK TANK INTERNATIONAL

Prefix basis · 100 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Bulk Tank International

Prefix basis · 100 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
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BULK TANK INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Bulk Tank International

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 5, 2023 – Mar 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 23, 2026ALI · Full3THE CASHION COMPANY INC 2884784513KI/OK
Oct 7, 2025KYI · Full1THE CASHION COMPANY INC 2884784513KI/OK
Mar 7, 2025GAII · Walk-around1CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS INC 4971524513KI/OK
Sep 5, 2023VAI · Full9THE CASHION COMPANY INC 2884784513KI/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE CASHION COMPANY INC288478Sep 5, 2023Mar 23, 20263SC
CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS INC497152Mar 7, 2025Mar 7, 20251SC
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.
4513KIOKTHE CASHION COMPANY INCSep 5, 2023Mar 23, 20263
4513KIOKCAROLINA INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS INCMar 7, 2025Mar 7, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026