Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Cimc Reefer Trailer,inc CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.

527SR5320JL012036 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenDec 13, 2023
CO
Last seenSep 15, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
527SR5320JL012036
Make
Cimc Reefer Trailer,inc
Model
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 27, 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
527

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SR532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
012036

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
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC

Prefix basis · 7,163 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.

Prefix basis · 7,163 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
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,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 · Dec 13, 2023 – Sep 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 15, 2026CAI · Full0—BASSI FREIGHT INC 33593785504371/ME
Sep 12, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1—BASSI FREIGHT INC 33593785504371/ME
Aug 31, 2026CAII · Walk-around2—BASSI FREIGHT INC 33593785504371/ME
Sep 20, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2—KGL EXPRESS INC 185368766848AA/WA
Sep 17, 2025NVII · Walk-around1—KGL EXPRESS INC 185368766848AA/WA
Aug 20, 2025NVII · Walk-around3—BASSI FREIGHT INC 335937866848AA/WA
Jun 16, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0—TRANSAMERICAN EXPRESS INC 69999266848AA/WA
May 18, 2024IDII · Walk-around3—TRANSAMERICAN EXPRESS INC 69999266848AA/WA
Dec 13, 2023COIII · Driver-only0—TRANSAMERICAN EXPRESS INC 69999266848AA/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BASSI FREIGHT INC3359378Aug 20, 2025Sep 15, 20264CA
KGL EXPRESS INC1853687Sep 17, 2025Sep 20, 20252CA
TRANSAMERICAN EXPRESS INC699992Dec 13, 2023Jun 16, 20243WA
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.
5504371ME2BASSI FREIGHT INCAug 31, 2026 → Sep 15, 20263
66848AAWA—KGL EXPRESS INCSep 17, 2025 → Sep 20, 20252
66848AAWA—BASSI FREIGHT INCAug 20, 2025 → Aug 20, 20251
66848AAWA—TRANSAMERICAN EXPRESS INCDec 13, 2023 → Jun 16, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 27, 2026