Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Forest River Shipse Trailer

5NHTEM920HG000638 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenAug 7, 2024
LA
Last seenJul 28, 2025
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
5NHTEM920HG000638
Make
Forest River
Model
Shipse Trailer
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
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
5NH

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
TEM92

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
000638

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
FOREST RIVER

Prefix basis · 94 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Shipse Trailer

Prefix basis · 94 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FOREST RIVER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Shipse Trailer

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 7, 2024 – Jul 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2025NYII · Walk-around9OOSKERWIN BERNARD SWANSON 2533428TY24B75/GA
Dec 12, 2024ALII · Walk-around20OOSMILE A MINUTE TRANSPORT LLC 3602151TR90R61/GA
Aug 7, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1MILE A MINUTE TRANSPORT LLC 3602151TR90R61/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KERWIN BERNARD SWANSON2533428Jul 28, 2025Jul 28, 20251GA
MILE A MINUTE TRANSPORT LLC3602151Aug 7, 2024Dec 12, 20242GA
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.
TY24B75GAKERWIN BERNARD SWANSONJul 28, 2025Jul 28, 20251
TR90R61GAMILE A MINUTE TRANSPORT LLCAug 7, 2024Dec 12, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026