Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Clement Industries Clement

5C2BB38B55M004573 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenMar 4, 2026
TX
Last seenOct 7, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5C2BB38B55M004573
Make
Clement Industries
Model
Clement
Model year
2005
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
5C2

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BB38B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
004573

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
CLEMENT INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 145 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Clement

Prefix basis · 145 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.

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 · Mar 4, 2026 – Oct 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around12OOSJOSEPH SMITH 1956824W55226/TX
Apr 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around8—ROGER GARCIA 2024830W55226/TX
Mar 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around18OOSROGER GARCIA 2024830W55226/TX
Mar 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around14OOSROGER GARCIA 2024830W55226/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSEPH SMITH1956824Oct 7, 2026Oct 7, 20261TX
ROGER GARCIA2024830Mar 4, 2026Apr 20, 20263TX
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.
W55226TX2JOSEPH SMITHOct 7, 2026 → Oct 7, 20261
W55226TX—ROGER GARCIAMar 4, 2026 → Apr 20, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026