Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Norstar Trailers

50HFG4023P1102605 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenJul 11, 2023
CT
Last seenJan 28, 2026
FL
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
50HFG4023P1102605
Make
Norstar Trailers
Model
Norstar Trailers
Model year
2023
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
50H

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FG402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
102605

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
NORSTAR TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 87 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Norstar Trailers

Prefix basis · 87 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
NORSTAR TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Norstar Trailers

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 11, 2023 – Jan 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 28, 2026FLIII · Driver-only3OOSCARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLC 3962006479620M/TX
Oct 24, 2025NCIII · Driver-only2OOSCARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLC 3962006479620M/TX
May 15, 2025ILI · Full0CARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLC 39620063448Y46/TX
Nov 12, 2024TXI · Full0CARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLC 3962006479620M/TX
Sep 30, 2024MOII · Walk-around12OOSGENERAL CARRIERS INC 2158925479620M/TX
Aug 27, 2024TNI · Full0CARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLC 39620063448Y46/UK
Jun 25, 2024TNI · Full0CARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLC 39620063448Y46/TX
May 8, 2024KYI · Full3CARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLC 39620064766620M/TX
May 7, 2024MDII · Walk-around1CARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLC 39620064766620M/TX
Nov 19, 2023GAI · Full6CARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLC 3962006479620M/TX
Jul 11, 2023CTI · Full0CARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLC 39620063448Y46/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLC3962006Jul 11, 2023Jan 28, 202610TX
GENERAL CARRIERS INC2158925Sep 30, 2024Sep 30, 20241IL
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.
479620MTXCARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLCNov 19, 2023Jan 28, 20264
3448Y46TXCARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLCJul 11, 2023May 15, 20253
479620MTXGENERAL CARRIERS INCSep 30, 2024Sep 30, 20241
3448Y46UKCARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLCAug 27, 2024Aug 27, 20241
4766620MTXCARIBBEAN CARRIERS LLCMay 7, 2024May 8, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026