Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Vanguard Refrigerated Trailer Co.,ltd.

2SHSR5323PS002631 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenSep 30, 2023
SD
Last seenAug 14, 2026
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
2SHSR5323PS002631
Make
Vanguard Refrigerated Trailer Co.,ltd.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 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
2SH

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SR532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
002631

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
VANGUARD REFRIGERATED TRAILER CO.,LTD.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 30, 2023 – Aug 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0ELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433TH4198/MB
Sep 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around1ELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433TH4198/MB
Apr 6, 2025SDII · Walk-around3ELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433TH4198/MB
Oct 6, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0ELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433TH4198/MB
Jun 10, 2024SDI · Full2OOSELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433TH4198/MB
May 17, 2024NDIII · Driver-only0ELK LOGISTIC INC 3499433TH4198/MB
Sep 30, 2023SDII · Walk-around0DCL LOGISTICS INC 3437811TH4198/MB
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELK LOGISTIC INC3499433May 17, 2024Aug 14, 20266MB
DCL LOGISTICS INC3437811Sep 30, 2023Sep 30, 20231MB
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.
TH4198MB2ELK LOGISTIC INCMay 17, 2024Aug 14, 20266
TH4198MBDCL LOGISTICS INCSep 30, 2023Sep 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 3, 2026