Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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

527SR5321JL014314 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenOct 3, 2023
SD
Last seenApr 28, 2025
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
527SR5321JL014314
Make
Cimc Reefer Trailer,inc
Model
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 15, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
014314

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 · Oct 3, 2023 – Apr 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2025WAII · Walk-around4OOSVDK TRANSPORT LLC 366981327589AK/WA
Sep 10, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0VDK TRANSPORT LLC 366981327589AK/WA
Jul 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around0VDK TRANSPORT LLC 366981327589AK/WA
Oct 3, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0A & A CORTEZ TRANSPORT LLC 3886737TJ9757/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VDK TRANSPORT LLC3669813Jul 12, 2024Apr 28, 20253WA
A & A CORTEZ TRANSPORT LLC3886737Oct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231TX
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.
27589AKWAVDK TRANSPORT LLCJul 12, 2024Apr 28, 20253
TJ9757IDA & A CORTEZ TRANSPORT LLCOct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 15, 2026