Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Featherlite Trailers

4FGL0403XXC023237 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenNov 1, 2024
IA
Last seenMar 18, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
4FGL0403XXC023237
Make
Featherlite Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
1999
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
4FG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
L0403

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
023237

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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FEATHERLITE 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 · Nov 1, 2024 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026ILII · Walk-around0QFS TRANSPORTATION LLC 2244717954102ST/IL
Mar 17, 2026TNI · Full1OOSFERRERO TRANSPORTATION INC 4199380954102ST/IL
Nov 1, 2024IAI · Full4MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057954102ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
QFS TRANSPORTATION LLC2244717Mar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261IN
FERRERO TRANSPORTATION INC4199380Mar 17, 2026Mar 17, 20261IL
MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC4277057Nov 1, 2024Nov 1, 20241IL
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.
954102STILQFS TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261
954102STILFERRERO TRANSPORTATION INCMar 17, 2026Mar 17, 20261
954102STILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 1, 2024Nov 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026