Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Dragon Esp

591SD3422HR156016 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 6
First seenNov 6, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 19, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 30 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
591SD3422HR156016
Make
Dragon Esp
Model
Dragon ESP
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
591

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SD342

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
156016

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
DRAGON ESP

Prefix basis · 147 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Dragon ESP

Prefix basis · 147 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
DRAGON ESP

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Dragon ESP

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 6, 2023 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around11OOSL&L RESENDIZ TRUCKING LLC 4050229218B675/TX
Sep 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around2GRIS TRUCKING LLC 4450317218B675/TX
Aug 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSGRIS TRUCKING LLC 4450317218B675/TX
Jan 2, 2025TXI · Full16OOSSMART HISPANIC BUSINESS LLC 3742198218B675/TX
Aug 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSSMART HISPANIC BUSINESS LLC 3742198218B675/TX
Nov 6, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSVALENTIN RESENDIZ LLC 4049559218B675/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
L&L RESENDIZ TRUCKING LLC4050229May 19, 2026May 19, 20261TX
GRIS TRUCKING LLC4450317Aug 19, 2025Sep 23, 20252TX
SMART HISPANIC BUSINESS LLC3742198Aug 21, 2024Jan 2, 20252TX
VALENTIN RESENDIZ LLC4049559Nov 6, 2023Nov 6, 20231TX
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.
218B675TXL&L RESENDIZ TRUCKING LLCMay 19, 2026May 19, 20261
218B675TXGRIS TRUCKING LLCAug 19, 2025Sep 23, 20252
218B675TXSMART HISPANIC BUSINESS LLCAug 21, 2024Jan 2, 20252
218B675TXVALENTIN RESENDIZ LLCNov 6, 2023Nov 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026