Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Cimc Reefer Trailer,inc CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.

527SR5323FL004116 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenAug 4, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 11, 2026
CA
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
527SR5323FL004116
Make
Cimc Reefer Trailer,inc
Model
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.
Model year
2015
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
527

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SR532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
004116

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
2015

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 · Aug 4, 2023 – Jan 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around0JOSE CARLOS RUIZ 27504854NB9221/CA
Jan 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around118 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC 24679684NB9221/CA
Jan 5, 2026CAII · Walk-around018 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC 24679684NB9221/CA
Dec 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around018 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC 24679684NB9221/CA
Oct 7, 2025WAII · Walk-around1OOS18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC 24679684NB9221/CA
Sep 4, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only018 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC 24679684NB9221/CA
Oct 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only018 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC 24679684NB9221/CA
Jul 1, 2024CAI · Full118 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC 24679684NB9221/CA
Mar 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around018 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC 24679684NB9221/CA
Sep 12, 2023CAI · Full018 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC 24679684NB9221/CA
Aug 21, 2023CAI · Full518 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC 24679684NB9221/CA
Aug 4, 2023CAI · Full018 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC 24679684NB9221/CA
Aug 4, 2023CAI · Full1OOS18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC 24679684NB9221/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION LLC2467968Aug 4, 2023Jan 11, 202612CA
JOSE CARLOS RUIZ2750485Jan 11, 2026Jan 11, 20261CA
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.
4NB9221CA18 WHEELER TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 4, 2023Jan 11, 202612
4NB9221CAJOSE CARLOS RUIZJan 11, 2026Jan 11, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026