Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Dragon Esp

591SD342XJR156285 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenAug 24, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 9, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
591SD342XJR156285
Make
Dragon Esp
Model
Dragon ESP
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
156285

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
2018

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 24, 2023 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around10OOSFRANK BARTEL TRANSPORTATION INC 876456069B846/TX
Mar 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around3FRANK BARTEL TRANSPORTATION INC 876456069B846/TX
Mar 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around3FRANK BARTEL TRANSPORTATION INC 876456069B846/TX
Oct 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around1FRANK BARTEL TRANSPORTATION INC 876456069B846/TX
Jun 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSFRANK BARTEL TRANSPORTATION INC 876456069B846/TX
Jun 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSFRANK BARTEL TRANSPORTATION INC 8764561L23119/TX
Aug 24, 2023TXIII · Driver-only6FRANK BARTEL TRANSPORTATION INC 876456069B846/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRANK BARTEL TRANSPORTATION INC876456Aug 24, 2023Jun 9, 20267TX
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.
069B846TX2FRANK BARTEL TRANSPORTATION INCAug 24, 2023Jun 9, 20266
1L23119TXFRANK BARTEL TRANSPORTATION INCJun 12, 2024Jun 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026