Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Featherlite Trailers

4FGL53202TA479057 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 28, 2025
CO
Last seenNov 18, 2025
CO
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4FGL53202TA479057
Make
Featherlite Trailers
Model
Featherlite Trailers
Model year
1996
Body class
Trailer
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
L5320

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
479057

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
1996

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 28, 2025 – Nov 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 18, 2025COIII · Driver-only0DO TRUCKING LLC 4240634DCW050/CO
Jul 22, 2025COI · Full13OOSDO TRUCKING LLC 4240634DCWO50/CO
Jan 28, 2025COIII · Driver-only3DO TRUCKING LLC 4240634DCW050/CO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DO TRUCKING LLC4240634Jan 28, 2025Nov 18, 20253CO
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.
DCW050CODO TRUCKING LLCJan 28, 2025Nov 18, 20252
DCWO50CODO TRUCKING LLCJul 22, 2025Jul 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026