Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Norstar Trailers

50HFG4029N1086536 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenNov 3, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 23, 2026
VA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
50HFG4029N1086536
Make
Norstar Trailers
Model
Norstar Trailers
Model year
2022
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
086536

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
2022

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 · Nov 3, 2023 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026VAI · Full9OOSCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406225C743/TX
Jan 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around11OOSCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406225C743/TX
Jan 2, 2026TXI · Full6OOSCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406225C743/TX
Dec 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around3CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406225C743/TX
Nov 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around1CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406225C743/TX
May 7, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1OOSCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406225C743/TX
Aug 12, 2024TXI · Full2CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406225C743/TX
Mar 26, 2024LAI · Full0CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406225C743/TX
Dec 18, 2023OKI · Full0DRIVEN TRANSPORT LLC 3157655225C743/TX
Nov 10, 2023TXIII · Driver-only2DRIVEN TRANSPORT LLC 3157655NONE/TX
Nov 3, 2023TXII · Walk-around1DRIVEN TRANSPORT LLC 31576553818N44/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC3178406Mar 26, 2024Apr 23, 20268TX
DRIVEN TRANSPORT LLC3157655Nov 3, 2023Dec 18, 20233TX
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.
225C743TXCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLCMar 26, 2024Apr 23, 20268
225C743TXDRIVEN TRANSPORT LLCDec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231
NONETXDRIVEN TRANSPORT LLCNov 10, 2023Nov 10, 20231
3818N44TXDRIVEN TRANSPORT LLCNov 3, 2023Nov 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026