Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Vantage Trailers

4E7TA48263ATA0022 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJan 30, 2025
IN
Last seenApr 22, 2025
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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
4E7TA48263ATA0022
Make
Vantage Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2003
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
4E7

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
TA482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
TA0022

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
2003

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VANTAGE TRAILERS

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 · Jan 30, 2025 – Apr 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2025INIII · Driver-only1ECL TRANSPORT LLC 4031050421264ST/IL
Apr 7, 2025INII · Walk-around8ECL TRANSPORT LLC 4031050421264ST/IL
Jan 30, 2025INIII · Driver-only3CATER TRANSPORT LLC 3955132421464/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ECL TRANSPORT LLC4031050Apr 7, 2025Apr 22, 20252IN
CATER TRANSPORT LLC3955132Jan 30, 2025Jan 30, 20251IN
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.
421264STILECL TRANSPORT LLCApr 7, 2025Apr 22, 20252
421464ILCATER TRANSPORT LLCJan 30, 2025Jan 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026