Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Dragon Esp

591SD3428GR136755 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenAug 10, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 4, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
591SD3428GR136755
Make
Dragon Esp
Model
Dragon ESP
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
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
591

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SD342

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
136755

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
2016

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 · Aug 10, 2023 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around1JOSE AVILA JR 2061457273C014/TX
May 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around2JOSE AVILA JR 2061457273C014/TX
Apr 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around2JOSE AVILA JR 2061457273C014/TX
Mar 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around1JOSE AVILA JR 2061457273C014/TX
Mar 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around0JOSE AVILA JR 2061457273C014/TX
Feb 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around0JOSE AVILA JR 2061457273C014/TX
Jan 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around6JOSE AVILA JR 2061457273C014/TX
Dec 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSJOSE AVILA JR 2061457273C014/TX
Nov 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around1JOSE AVILA JR 2061457273C014/TX
May 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around15OOSROYAL E TRANSPORT 1452524031C052/TX
Aug 10, 2023TXII · Walk-around13OOSROYAL E TRANSPORT 1452524031C052/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE AVILA JR2061457Nov 17, 2025Jun 4, 20269TX
ROYAL E TRANSPORT1452524Aug 10, 2023May 30, 20252TX
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.
273C014TXJOSE AVILA JRNov 17, 2025Jun 4, 20269
031C052TXROYAL E TRANSPORTAug 10, 2023May 30, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026