Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Cimc

57VAA4520M1000051 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 31, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 1, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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

VIN
57VAA4520M1000051
Make
Cimc
Model
CIMC
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
57V

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AA452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
000051

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CIMC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CIMC

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 31, 2023 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1UNIVERSCAL LLC 4292326P879249/IN
May 21, 2026CAI · Full0UNIVERSCAL LLC 4292326P879249/IN
Oct 31, 2023CAII · Walk-around0UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC 1162977P879249/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIVERSCAL LLC4292326May 21, 2026Jul 1, 20262MI
UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC1162977Oct 31, 2023Oct 31, 20231MI
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.
P879249IN2UNIVERSCAL LLCMay 21, 2026Jul 1, 20262
P879249INUNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INCOct 31, 2023Oct 31, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026