Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Dorsey

7KYAF5327RED40268 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
14 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenNov 19, 2024
MD
Last seenJan 12, 2026
WI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 14 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
7KYAF5327RED40268
Make
Dorsey
Model
Dorsey
Model year
2024
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
7KY

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AF532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
DORSEY

Prefix basis · 98 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Dorsey

Prefix basis · 98 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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DORSEY

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Dorsey

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

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • 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 · Nov 19, 2024 – Jan 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 12, 2026WIIII · Driver-only1ARMHAUL FREIGHT INC 4350075971685ST/IL
Nov 21, 2025ILII · Walk-around0GNAT TRANS INC 3132949971685ST/IL
Mar 3, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0HOBO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 3729465971685ST/IL
Feb 8, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0HOBO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 3729465971685ST/IL
Jan 28, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1HOBO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 3729465971685ST/IL
Nov 19, 2024MDII · Walk-around0HOBO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 3729465971685ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARMHAUL FREIGHT INC4350075Jan 12, 2026Jan 12, 20261IL
GNAT TRANS INC3132949Nov 21, 2025Nov 21, 20251IL
HOBO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION3729465Nov 19, 2024Mar 3, 20254IL
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.
971685STILARMHAUL FREIGHT INCJan 12, 2026Jan 12, 20261
971685STILGNAT TRANS INCNov 21, 2025Nov 21, 20251
971685STILHOBO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONNov 19, 2024Mar 3, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026