Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vantage Trailers

4E7PA4622GABA5287 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMay 5, 2025
GA
Last seenJul 26, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 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
4E7PA4622GABA5287
Make
Vantage Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 31, 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
4E7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
PA462

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
BA5287

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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VANTAGE TRAILERS

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 · May 5, 2025 – Jul 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 26, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0ADM TRUCKING INC 238954T517756/IL
May 7, 2026TNII · Walk-around1FOODLINER INC 46257T517756/IL
Jun 25, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1SCHWEND INC 278516T517756/IL
May 5, 2025GAI · Full8SCHWEND INC 278516T517756/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ADM TRUCKING INC238954Jul 26, 2026Jul 26, 20261IL
FOODLINER INC46257May 7, 2026May 7, 20261IA
SCHWEND INC278516May 5, 2025Jun 25, 20252FL
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.
T517756IL2ADM TRUCKING INCJul 26, 2026Jul 26, 20261
T517756ILFOODLINER INCMay 7, 2026May 7, 20261
T517756ILSCHWEND INCMay 5, 2025Jun 25, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 31, 2026