Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Top Hat Industries

4R7BU2023RN240849 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenDec 5, 2024
IA
Last seenJul 27, 2026
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
4R7BU2023RN240849
Make
Top Hat Industries
Model
Top Hat Industries
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
4R7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BU202

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
240849

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.

Make
TOP HAT INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Top Hat Industries

Prefix basis · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TOP HAT INDUSTRIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Top Hat Industries

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

  • 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 · Dec 5, 2024 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026PAIII · Driver-only10OOSBA SHARKS TRANSPORT INC 4317896CH55683/NY
Feb 3, 2026PAII · Walk-around10OOSBA SHARKS TRANSPORT INC 4317896CH55683/NY
Jun 30, 2025TNI · Full0SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255CH55683/NY
May 2, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1LS BEST INC 3907356CH55683/NY
Apr 16, 2025MIII · Walk-around1OOSLS BEST INC 3907356CH55683/NY
Dec 17, 2024NVI · Full5OOSLS BEST INC 3907356CH556783/NY
Dec 5, 2024IAIII · Driver-only9LS BEST INC 3907356CH55683/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BA SHARKS TRANSPORT INC4317896Feb 3, 2026Jul 27, 20262OH
SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC4381255Jun 30, 2025Jun 30, 20251IL
LS BEST INC3907356Dec 5, 2024May 2, 20254PA
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.
CH55683NY2BA SHARKS TRANSPORT INCFeb 3, 2026Jul 27, 20262
CH55683NYSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLCJun 30, 2025Jun 30, 20251
CH55683NYLS BEST INCDec 5, 2024May 2, 20253
CH556783NYLS BEST INCDec 17, 2024Dec 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026