Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Dorsey

7KYDC5327PED33971 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJun 29, 2023
KY
Last seenApr 2, 2026
PA
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
7KYDC5327PED33971
Make
Dorsey
Model
Dorsey
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
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
7KY

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DC532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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 · 156 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Dorsey

Prefix basis · 156 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
2023

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 29, 2023 – Apr 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1AFC TRANSPORT INC 2405573485626X/MD
Apr 2, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1AFC TRANSPORT INC 2405573485626X/MD
Apr 2, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1AFC TRANSPORT INC 2405573485626X/MD
Apr 2, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1AFC TRANSPORT INC 2405573485626X/MD
Jun 26, 2024MSII · Walk-around3LAWSON TRUCKING LLC 319387286765PT/SC
Apr 25, 2024SCII · Walk-around1LAWSON TRUCKING LLC 319387286765PT/SC
Apr 18, 2024SCII · Walk-around6OOSLAWSON TRUCKING LLC 319387286765PT/SC
Sep 12, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1LAWSON TRUCKING LLC 319387286765PT/SC
Aug 10, 2023LAIII · Driver-only2LAWSON TRUCKING LLC 319387286765PT/SC
Jun 29, 2023KYI · Full2LAWSON TRUCKING LLC 319387286765PT/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AFC TRANSPORT INC2405573Apr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20264IN
LAWSON TRUCKING LLC3193872Jun 29, 2023Jun 26, 20246SC
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.
485626XMD2AFC TRANSPORT INCApr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20264
86765PTSCLAWSON TRUCKING LLCJun 29, 2023Jun 26, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026