Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 X-L Specialized Trailers Inc

4U3J048229L009589 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 9, 2023
MS
Last seenJul 30, 2026
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
4U3J048229L009589
Make
X-L Specialized Trailers Inc
Model
X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
009589

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
2009

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 · Aug 9, 2023 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026MTII · Walk-around6OOSBIG DIPPER RANCH LLC 295406879M9NE/MO
Aug 13, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0K & A TRANSPORTATION LLC 3772172KH3616/IA
Jul 15, 2024WYII · Walk-around0K & A TRANSPORTATION LLC 3772172KH3616/IA
Apr 3, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0K & A TRANSPORTATION LLC 3772172KH3616/IA
Mar 14, 2024IAII · Walk-around1K & A TRANSPORTATION LLC 3772172KH3616/IA
Aug 9, 2023MSII · Walk-around0K & A TRANSPORTATION LLC 3772172Z522830/UT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG DIPPER RANCH LLC2954068Jul 30, 2026Jul 30, 20261KS
K & A TRANSPORTATION LLC3772172Aug 9, 2023Aug 13, 20245IA
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.
79M9NEMO2BIG DIPPER RANCH LLCJul 30, 2026Jul 30, 20261
KH3616IAK & A TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 14, 2024Aug 13, 20244
Z522830UTK & A TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 9, 2023Aug 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026