Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Coras Welding Shop, Inc. Coras Welding

4C9C5DS21CS071357 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
39 mo
Inspections36
all-time
OOS inspections19
of 36
First seenJul 31, 2023
CA
Last seenOct 22, 2026
CA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 39 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
4C9C5DS21CS071357
Make
Coras Welding Shop, Inc.
Model
Coras Welding
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 9, 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
4C9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
C5DS2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
071357

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
CORAS WELDING SHOP, INC.

Prefix basis · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Coras Welding

Prefix basis · 7 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
CORAS WELDING SHOP, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Coras Welding

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 · Jul 31, 2023 – Oct 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 22, 2026CAI · Full4—ALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734XH3245/CA
Oct 2, 2026CAI · Full16OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734XH3245/CA
May 28, 2026AZII · Walk-around6OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734XH3245/CA
May 8, 2026CAII · Walk-around3—ALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734UY6830/CA
May 8, 2026CAII · Walk-around3—ALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734UY6830/CA
Apr 2, 2026USI · Full3—MIRACLE TRANSPORTATION INC 10016654UY6830/CA
Apr 2, 2026USI · Full4OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734UY6830/CA
Feb 27, 2026CAI · Full12OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734UY6830/CA
Feb 20, 2026CAI · Full8OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734UY6830/CA
Feb 11, 2026USI · Full8OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734UY6830/CA
Feb 5, 2026USI · Full5OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734UY6830/CA
Oct 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around2—FLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Oct 6, 2025USI · Full2OOSFLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Sep 29, 2025USI · Full6OOSFLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Aug 20, 2025USI · Full4OOSFLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Jul 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around4—FLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Jun 25, 2025USIII · Driver-only0—PHOENIX CARRIER INC 42189494UY6830/CA
Apr 15, 2025USI · Full6—FLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Mar 24, 2025USI · Full3—FLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Mar 17, 2025CAI · Full0—FLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Nov 25, 2024USII · Walk-around5OOSFLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Oct 15, 2024AZI · Full7—FLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Sep 26, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2OOSFLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Sep 26, 2024CAI · Full1—FLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Sep 5, 2024USI · Full6OOSFLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Aug 27, 2024CAI · Full3—FLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Aug 21, 2024USI · Full4—FLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Aug 20, 2024USI · Full4OOSFLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Mar 28, 2024CAI · Full4OOSCA INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LLC 33856434UY6830/CA
Dec 13, 2023CAII · Walk-around1OOSFLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Dec 5, 2023AZII · Walk-around10OOSFLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Nov 7, 2023CAI · Full0—FLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UY6830/CA
Aug 29, 2023CAII · Walk-around1—CA INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LLC 33856434UY6830/CA
Aug 28, 2023CAI · Full3OOSCA INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LLC 33856434UY6830/CA
Aug 22, 2023CAI · Full0—CA INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LLC 33856434UY6830/CA
Jul 31, 2023CAII · Walk-around3OOSCA INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LLC 33856434UY6830/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALFREDO ORTEGA3425773Feb 5, 2026Oct 22, 202610CA
MIRACLE TRANSPORTATION INC1001665Apr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20261CA
FLASH FREIGHT LLC4085310Nov 7, 2023Oct 10, 202519CA
PHOENIX CARRIER INC4218949Jun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251CA
CA INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LLC3385643Jul 31, 2023Mar 28, 20245CA
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.
4XH3245CA2ALFREDO ORTEGAMay 28, 2026 → Oct 22, 20263
4UY6830CA2ALFREDO ORTEGAFeb 5, 2026 → May 8, 20267
4UY6830CA—MIRACLE TRANSPORTATION INCApr 2, 2026 → Apr 2, 20261
4UY6830CA—FLASH FREIGHT LLCNov 7, 2023 → Oct 10, 202519
4UY6830CA—PHOENIX CARRIER INCJun 25, 2025 → Jun 25, 20251
4UY6830CA—CA INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LLCJul 31, 2023 → Mar 28, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 9, 2026