Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Tarelite Trailer

4C9TL53368L220009 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJul 25, 2023
MN
Last seenNov 18, 2025
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
4C9TL53368L220009
Make
Tarelite Trailer
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 14, 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
TL533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
220009

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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TARELITE TRAILER

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 · Jul 25, 2023 – Nov 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 18, 2025SDIII · Driver-only1E & L TRUCKING ENT LLC 2002603FY7525/IA
Aug 5, 2025SDII · Walk-around0E & L TRUCKING ENT LLC 2002603FY7525/IA
Jun 13, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1E & L TRUCKING ENT LLC 2002603FY7525/IA
Feb 4, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0E & L TRUCKING ENT LLC 2002603FY7525/IA
Jan 13, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0E & L TRUCKING ENT LLC 2002603FY7525/IA
Aug 16, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0STATELINE TRUCKING LLC 3157633FH3794/IA
Jul 25, 2023MNIII · Driver-only0STATELINE TRUCKING LLC 3157633FH3794/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E & L TRUCKING ENT LLC2002603Jan 13, 2025Nov 18, 20255IA
STATELINE TRUCKING LLC3157633Jul 25, 2023Aug 16, 20232IA
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.
FY7525IAE & L TRUCKING ENT LLCJan 13, 2025Nov 18, 20255
FH3794IASTATELINE TRUCKING LLCJul 25, 2023Aug 16, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 14, 2026