Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Cimc Reefer Trailer,inc CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.

527SR5325GL006211 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 28, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 5, 2026
OR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
527SR5325GL006211
Make
Cimc Reefer Trailer,inc
Model
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.
Model year
2016
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
527

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SR532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
006211

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
2016

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 28, 2023 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026ORIII · Driver-only4CAL COST TRANSPORTATION INC 25953364UZ3511/CA
Dec 3, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0LS SONS INC 41016274UZ3511/CA
Sep 13, 2024MOII · Walk-around5OOSKTA CARGO LLC 36139054UZ3511/CA
Apr 18, 2024AZII · Walk-around20OOSKTA CARGO LLC 36139055UZ3511/CA
Aug 28, 2023CAII · Walk-around2KTA CARGO LLC 36139054UZ3511/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAL COST TRANSPORTATION INC2595336Mar 5, 2026Mar 5, 20261CA
LS SONS INC4101627Dec 3, 2024Dec 3, 20241CA
KTA CARGO LLC3613905Aug 28, 2023Sep 13, 20243CA
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.
4UZ3511CACAL COST TRANSPORTATION INCMar 5, 2026Mar 5, 20261
4UZ3511CALS SONS INCDec 3, 2024Dec 3, 20241
4UZ3511CAKTA CARGO LLCAug 28, 2023Sep 13, 20242
5UZ3511CAKTA CARGO LLCApr 18, 2024Apr 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026