Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Vantage Trailers

4E7PA4227CABA2949 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenDec 14, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 23, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
4E7PA4227CABA2949
Make
Vantage Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2012
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 13, 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
PA422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
BA2949

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
VANTAGE TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Vantage Trailers

Prefix basis · 10 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
2012

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 14, 2023 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around0JALPILLA TRUCKING LLC 4560348164B498/TX
Jul 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around0JALPILLA TRUCKING LLC 4560348164B498/TX
Dec 14, 2023TXI · Full5OOSARCA STATEWIDE LOGISTICS LLC 2636282164B498/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JALPILLA TRUCKING LLC4560348Jul 23, 2026Jul 23, 20262TX
ARCA STATEWIDE LOGISTICS LLC2636282Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231TX
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.
164B498TX2JALPILLA TRUCKING LLCJul 23, 2026Jul 23, 20262
164B498TXARCA STATEWIDE LOGISTICS LLCDec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026