Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Sun Country

5856C5318HP005097 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenAug 21, 2024
AL
Last seenMay 25, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
5856C5318HP005097
Make
Sun Country
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
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
585

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
6C531

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
005097

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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SUN COUNTRY

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Aug 21, 2024 – May 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 25, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0VG AUTO INC 2486593912897ST/IL
Mar 13, 2026NVIII · Driver-only1OOSTAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811912897ST/IL
Jan 19, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811912897ST/IL
Nov 3, 2025OHII · Walk-around3TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811912897ST/IL
Sep 19, 2025MOII · Walk-around1TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811912897ST/IL
Jul 20, 2025KSII · Walk-around0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811912897ST/IL
May 20, 2025SCII · Walk-around6TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811912897ST/IL
Apr 10, 2025IDIII · Driver-only1TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811912897ST/IL
Mar 28, 2025NMII · Walk-around1TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811912897ST/IL
Mar 11, 2025MOII · Walk-around8TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811912897ST/IL
Dec 20, 2024WYII · Walk-around1TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811912897ST/IL
Sep 9, 2024CAI · Full6OOSTAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811912897ST/IL
Aug 21, 2024ALII · Walk-around0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811912897ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VG AUTO INC2486593May 25, 2026May 25, 20261IL
TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC2498811Aug 21, 2024Mar 13, 202612IL
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.
912897STILVG AUTO INCMay 25, 2026May 25, 20261
912897STILTAURUS AUTO GROUP INCAug 21, 2024Mar 13, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026