Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 X-L Specialized Trailers Inc

4U3J04825PL021880 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 24, 2024
IL
Last seenJul 1, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
4U3J04825PL021880
Make
X-L Specialized Trailers Inc
Model
X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC
Model year
2023
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
4U3

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
J0482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
021880

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
2023

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 · Jul 24, 2024 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026TXIII · Driver-only2OOSTKM TRUCKLINE INC 34649421009045ST/IL
Oct 24, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2MKG EXPRESS INC 36408551009045ST/IL
Aug 22, 2025CTII · Walk-around2MKG EXPRESS INC 3640855100905ST/IL
Jul 24, 2024ILII · Walk-around0BOTASH ENTERPRISE CORP 2062477960783ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TKM TRUCKLINE INC3464942Jul 1, 2026Jul 1, 20261IL
MKG EXPRESS INC3640855Aug 22, 2025Oct 24, 20252IL
BOTASH ENTERPRISE CORP2062477Jul 24, 2024Jul 24, 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.
1009045STIL2TKM TRUCKLINE INCJul 1, 2026Jul 1, 20261
1009045STILMKG EXPRESS INCOct 24, 2025Oct 24, 20251
100905STILMKG EXPRESS INCAug 22, 2025Aug 22, 20251
960783STILBOTASH ENTERPRISE CORPJul 24, 2024Jul 24, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026