Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 X-L Specialized Trailers Inc

4U3J04822CL011902 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenMay 22, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 15, 2026
SD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
4U3J04822CL011902
Make
X-L Specialized Trailers Inc
Model
X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC
Model year
2012
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
011902

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
2012

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 · May 22, 2024 – Jun 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 15, 2026SDII · Walk-around0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 3525590XNH9080/PA
Apr 23, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 3525590XNH9080/PA
Mar 7, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 3525590XNH9080/PA
Jan 23, 2026ILII · Walk-around2SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 3525590XNH9080/PA
Jun 12, 2025MOII · Walk-around11OOSSMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 3525590XNH9080/PA
Feb 14, 2025AZII · Walk-around2OOSSUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552XNH9080/PA
May 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSMKG EXPRESS INC 3640855XNH9080/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC3525590Jun 12, 2025Jun 15, 20265IL
SUNWAY CARRIERS INC3097552Feb 14, 2025Feb 14, 20251IL
MKG EXPRESS INC3640855May 22, 2024May 22, 20241IL
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.
XNH9080PA2SMARTWAY EXPRESS INCJun 12, 2025Jun 15, 20265
XNH9080PASUNWAY CARRIERS INCFeb 14, 2025Feb 14, 20251
XNH9080PAMKG EXPRESS INCMay 22, 2024May 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026