Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Norstar Trailers

50HFG4025P1088562 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJul 14, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 4, 2024
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
50HFG4025P1088562
Make
Norstar Trailers
Model
Norstar Trailers
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
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
088562

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 14, 2023 – Oct 4, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 4, 2024USI · Full3OOSHURST BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3870301506427M/TX
Feb 20, 2024MDII · Walk-around2HURST BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3870301506427M/TX
Jan 30, 2024TNI · Full0HURST BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3870301506427M/TX
Aug 8, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSPARKS HAULING LLC 40050363419L27/TX
Jul 14, 2023TXII · Walk-around12OOSPARKS HAULING LLC 40050363419L27/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HURST BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC3870301Jan 30, 2024Oct 4, 20243TX
PARKS HAULING LLC4005036Jul 14, 2023Aug 8, 20232TX
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.
506427MTXHURST BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 30, 2024Oct 4, 20243
3419L27TXPARKS HAULING LLCJul 14, 2023Aug 8, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026