Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Dorsey

7KYFB4829PED34845 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenSep 28, 2023
CT
Last seenMay 28, 2025
RI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
7KYFB4829PED34845
Make
Dorsey
Model
Dorsey
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
FB482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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 · 62 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Dorsey

Prefix basis · 62 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 28, 2023 – May 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2025RIIII · Driver-only0KIEFER TRUCKING LLC 31276025017404/ME
Apr 28, 2025CTI · Full2OOSD CLARK TRANSPORTATION LLC 42246425017404/ME
Nov 27, 2024CTII · Walk-around6OOSCOAST TO COAST EXPRESS INC 5676065017404/ME
Jan 31, 2024MAII · Walk-around4COAST TO COAST EXPRESS INC 5676065017404/ME
Sep 28, 2023CTI · Full5OOSCOAST TO COAST EXPRESS INC 5676065017404/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KIEFER TRUCKING LLC3127602May 28, 2025May 28, 20251MA
D CLARK TRANSPORTATION LLC4224642Apr 28, 2025Apr 28, 20251NH
COAST TO COAST EXPRESS INC567606Sep 28, 2023Nov 27, 20243CT
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.
5017404MEKIEFER TRUCKING LLCMay 28, 2025May 28, 20251
5017404MED CLARK TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 28, 2025Apr 28, 20251
5017404MECOAST TO COAST EXPRESS INCSep 28, 2023Nov 27, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026