Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1995 Featherlite Trailers

4FGL48303SA479582 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
5 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJan 8, 2026
TX
Last seenJun 23, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 5 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
4FGL48303SA479582
Make
Featherlite Trailers
Model
Featherlite Trailers
Model year
1995
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 25, 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
L4830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
479582

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
1995

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FEATHERLITE TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Featherlite Trailers

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Jan 8, 2026 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026CAIII · Driver-only5BCU TRANSPORT LLC 44303304VS6556/CA
Feb 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around6HUGO ARMANDO CHAVEZ CEJA 40824194VS6556/CA
Jan 26, 2026NMII · Walk-around2HUGO ARMANDO CHAVEZ CEJA 40824194VS6556/CA
Jan 8, 2026TXIII · Driver-only3OOSHUGO ARMANDO CHAVEZ CEJA 40824194VS6556/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BCU TRANSPORT LLC4430330Jun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261WI
HUGO ARMANDO CHAVEZ CEJA4082419Jan 8, 2026Feb 13, 20263CA
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.
4VS6556CA2BCU TRANSPORT LLCJun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261
4VS6556CAHUGO ARMANDO CHAVEZ CEJAJan 8, 2026Feb 13, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026