Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Reliance, Alloy, Comet, Sturdyweld

5REFA52858S084135 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJul 20, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 18, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5REFA52858S084135
Make
Reliance, Alloy, Comet, Sturdyweld
Model
Reliance, Alloy, Comet, Sturdyweld
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
5RE

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FA528

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
084135

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
RELIANCE, ALLOY, COMET, STURDYWELD

Prefix basis · 38 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Reliance, Alloy, Comet, Sturdyweld

Prefix basis · 38 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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
RELIANCE, ALLOY, COMET, STURDYWELD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Reliance, Alloy, Comet, Sturdyweld

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
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Jul 20, 2024 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026CAII · Walk-around2JOSE CHAVEZ 26589084JE5470/CA
May 11, 2026CAI · Full3JOSE CHAVEZ 26589084JE5470/CA
Apr 22, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0JOSE CHAVEZ 26589084JE5470/CA
Nov 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around3JOSE CHAVEZ 26589084JE5470/CA
Apr 24, 2025CAI · Full0JOSE CHAVEZ 26589084JE5470/CA
Nov 5, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0JOSE CHAVEZ 26589084JE5470/CA
Jul 20, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2JOSE CHAVEZ 26589084JE5470/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE CHAVEZ2658908Jul 20, 2024May 18, 20267CA
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.
4JE5470CAJOSE CHAVEZJul 20, 2024May 18, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026