Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Superior Mfg., Inc.

1S9DS3827FE573001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenMay 2, 2024
IN
Last seenMar 6, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
1S9DS3827FE573001
Make
Superior Mfg., Inc.
Model
Superior Mfg., Inc.
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 30, 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
1S9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DS382

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
573001

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
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
SUPERIOR MFG., INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Superior Mfg., Inc.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · May 2, 2024 – Mar 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 6, 2026KYI · Full2EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION LLC 3977549SP168RGE/IN
May 2, 2024INIII · Driver-only6JESSE GIBSON 391264783597T/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION LLC3977549Mar 6, 2026Mar 6, 20261IN
JESSE GIBSON3912647May 2, 2024May 2, 20241KY
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.
SP168RGEINEMPIRE TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 6, 2026Mar 6, 20261
83597TKYJESSE GIBSONMay 2, 2024May 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 30, 2026