Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cimc Reefer Trailer,inc CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.

527SR5327HM011292 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 17, 2024
AL
Last seenJan 13, 2026
WV
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
527SR5327HM011292
Make
Cimc Reefer Trailer,inc
Model
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
011292

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
2017

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 17, 2024 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026WVII · Walk-around1OOSTOWER TRANSPORTATION INC 3612873C518422/WV
Aug 26, 2025OHI · Full1TOWER TRANSPORTATION INC 3612873C518422/WV
Jun 4, 2025KYI · Full0TOWER TRANSPORTATION INC 3612873C518422/WV
Aug 17, 2024ALIII · Driver-only2PEPE JEANS TRUCKING CORP 3849392DG13AI/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOWER TRANSPORTATION INC3612873Jun 4, 2025Jan 13, 20263WV
PEPE JEANS TRUCKING CORP3849392Aug 17, 2024Aug 17, 20241FL
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.
C518422WVTOWER TRANSPORTATION INCJun 4, 2025Jan 13, 20263
DG13AIFLPEPE JEANS TRUCKING CORPAug 17, 2024Aug 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026