Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

527SR5326PM031516

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 18, 2024
NC
Last seenSep 26, 2025
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
031516

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.

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 · Jan 18, 2024 – Sep 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 26, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0LINK LOGISTICS INC 35449955139944/ME
Feb 14, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0SOUND TRANSPORTATION INC 33583845139944/ME
Jan 18, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSSOUND TRANSPORTATION INC 33583845139944/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LINK LOGISTICS INC3544995Sep 26, 2025Sep 26, 20251GA
SOUND TRANSPORTATION INC3358384Jan 18, 2024Feb 14, 20242SC
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5139944MELINK LOGISTICS INCSep 26, 2025Sep 26, 20251
5139944MESOUND TRANSPORTATION INCJan 18, 2024Feb 14, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC