Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 X-L Specialized Trailers Inc

4U3J05433JL016740 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenNov 9, 2023
LA
Last seenMay 18, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
4U3J05433JL016740
Make
X-L Specialized Trailers Inc
Model
X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
J0543

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
016740

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 · 25 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC

Prefix basis · 25 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
2018

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 9, 2023 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026LAII · Walk-around5DEEP SOUTH FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 4490239L967630/LA
May 18, 2026LAII · Walk-around5DEEP SOUTH FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 4490239L967630/LA
Oct 8, 2025ALII · Walk-around12OOS5R HEAVY HAUL LLC 3541968NO TAG/LA
Sep 23, 2025TNIII · Driver-only3OOS5R HEAVY HAUL LLC 3541968L967630/LA
Jan 29, 2025ALII · Walk-around11OOS5R HEAVY HAUL LLC 3541968L967630/LA
Nov 9, 2023LAII · Walk-around5OOS5R HEAVY HAUL LLC 3541968L967630/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DEEP SOUTH FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC4490239May 18, 2026May 18, 20262LA
5R HEAVY HAUL LLC3541968Nov 9, 2023Oct 8, 20254LA
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.
L967630LA2DEEP SOUTH FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLCMay 18, 2026May 18, 20262
NO TAGLA5R HEAVY HAUL LLCOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251
L967630LA5R HEAVY HAUL LLCNov 9, 2023Sep 23, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026