Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Southern Vac Trailers Llc

4S9V6TA20CG270160 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenAug 23, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 23, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
4S9V6TA20CG270160
Make
Southern Vac Trailers Llc
Model
Southern Vac Trailers LLC
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
4S9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
V6TA2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
270160

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
SOUTHERN VAC TRAILERS LLC

Prefix basis · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Southern Vac Trailers LLC

Prefix basis · 13 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SOUTHERN VAC TRAILERS LLC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Southern Vac Trailers LLC

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 · Aug 23, 2023 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSSALS RELIABLE TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 3007518131B570/TX
Mar 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around4SALS RELIABLE TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 3007518131B570/TX
Nov 23, 2023TXII · Walk-around4OOSTRIPLE SHOT SERVICES LLC 3381253131B570/TX
Aug 23, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSTRIPLE SHOT SERVICES LLC 3381253131B570/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SALS RELIABLE TRANSPORT SERVICES INC3007518Mar 17, 2026Apr 23, 20262TX
TRIPLE SHOT SERVICES LLC3381253Aug 23, 2023Nov 23, 20232TX
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.
131B570TXSALS RELIABLE TRANSPORT SERVICES INCMar 17, 2026Apr 23, 20262
131B570TXTRIPLE SHOT SERVICES LLCAug 23, 2023Nov 23, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026