Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 X-L Specialized Trailers Inc

4U3J0533XGL015109 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenAug 15, 2023
SD
Last seenMay 27, 2026
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
4U3J0533XGL015109
Make
X-L Specialized Trailers Inc
Model
X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
J0533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
015109

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 · 167 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC

Prefix basis · 167 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
2016

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 15, 2023 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0ALWAYS TRANSPORT LLC 741154T995658/ND
Sep 28, 2025SDIII · Driver-only3ALWAYS TRANSPORT LLC 741154T995658/ND
Feb 23, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0ALWAYS TRANSPORT LLC 741154T995658/ND
Jan 11, 2025NDII · Walk-around3ALWAYS TRANSPORT LLC 741154T995658/ND
Nov 1, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0ALWAYS TRANSPORT LLC 741154T995658/ND
Oct 26, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0ALWAYS TRANSPORT LLC 741154T995658/ND
Sep 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ALWAYS TRANSPORT LLC 741154T995658/ND
Apr 30, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0ALWAYS TRANSPORT LLC 741154T995658/ND
Apr 9, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1ALWAYS TRANSPORT LLC 741154T995658/ND
Mar 29, 2024SDII · Walk-around1OOSALWAYS TRANSPORT LLC 741154T995658/ND
Aug 15, 2023SDII · Walk-around2FLATH TRUCKING LLC 1320529T995658/ND
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALWAYS TRANSPORT LLC741154Mar 29, 2024May 27, 202610ND
FLATH TRUCKING LLC1320529Aug 15, 2023Aug 15, 20231ND
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.
T995658NDALWAYS TRANSPORT LLCMar 29, 2024May 27, 202610
T995658NDFLATH TRUCKING LLCAug 15, 2023Aug 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026