Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 X-L Specialized Trailers Inc

4U3J04821ML020382 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenNov 16, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 22, 2025
IA
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4U3J04821ML020382
Make
X-L Specialized Trailers Inc
Model
X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
4U3

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
J0482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
020382

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
X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC

Prefix basis · 439 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC

Prefix basis · 439 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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC

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 · Nov 16, 2023 – Mar 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 22, 2025IAIII · Driver-only0CJF TRUCKING LLC 834222867325/WI
Aug 29, 2024AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064WHA3BFA/AZ
Jul 18, 2024AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064WHA3BFA/AZ
Nov 22, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064WHA3BFA/AZ
Nov 20, 2023CAII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064WHA3BFA/AZ
Nov 16, 2023AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064WHA3BFA/AZ
Nov 16, 2023CAI · Full0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064WHA3BFA/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CJF TRUCKING LLC834222Mar 22, 2025Mar 22, 20251WI
EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC44064Nov 16, 2023Aug 29, 20246AZ
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
867325WICJF TRUCKING LLCMar 22, 2025Mar 22, 20251
WHA3BFAAZEMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLCNov 16, 2023Aug 29, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026