Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Dragon Esp

591SD3427GR136729 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenDec 23, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 26, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
591SD3427GR136729
Make
Dragon Esp
Model
Dragon ESP
Model year
2016
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
591

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SD342

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
136729

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.

Make
DRAGON ESP

Prefix basis · 147 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Dragon ESP

Prefix basis · 147 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DRAGON ESP

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Dragon ESP

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

  • 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 · Dec 23, 2024 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around10OOSANTONIO JOSE QUEZADA 3679702262C044/TX
Oct 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around5ESQ & SONS LLC 4076476259C245/TX
May 14, 2025TXI · Full5OOSESQ & SONS LLC 4076476686626M/TX
Apr 10, 2025TXI · Full10OOSESQ & SONS LLC 4076476686626M/TX
Mar 19, 2025TXI · Full7ESQ & SONS LLC 4076476686626M/TX
Feb 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ESQ & SONS LLC 4076476686626M/TX
Dec 23, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0ESQ & SONS LLC 4076476686626M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ANTONIO JOSE QUEZADA3679702Aug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20261TX
ESQ & SONS LLC4076476Dec 23, 2024Oct 21, 20256TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
262C044TX2ANTONIO JOSE QUEZADAAug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20261
259C245TXESQ & SONS LLCOct 21, 2025Oct 21, 20251
686626MTXESQ & SONS LLCDec 23, 2024May 14, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026