Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Cimc Reefer Trailer,inc CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.

527SR5327GL006288 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenDec 16, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 28, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
527SR5327GL006288
Make
Cimc Reefer Trailer,inc
Model
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
527

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SR532

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
006288

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
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC

Prefix basis · 7,163 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.

Prefix basis · 7,163 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
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,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

  • 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 16, 2023 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026TNI · Full7OOSPALI AUTO TRANSPORTATION INC 3885954PT057X3/PA
Jan 15, 2026LAIII · Driver-only3ELAAF LLC 3906911PT057X3/PA
Jan 15, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1ELAAF LLC 3906911PT057X3/PA
Nov 24, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0ELAAF LLC 3906911PT057X3/PA
Sep 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSELAAF LLC 3906911PT057X3/PA
Nov 27, 2024CAII · Walk-around1INDO SHIPPERS INC 42549334SW8875/CA
Dec 16, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1ELAAF LLC 39069114SW8875/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PALI AUTO TRANSPORTATION INC3885954Apr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261PA
ELAAF LLC3906911Dec 16, 2023Jan 15, 20265PA
INDO SHIPPERS INC4254933Nov 27, 2024Nov 27, 20241CA
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.
PT057X3PAPALI AUTO TRANSPORTATION INCApr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261
PT057X3PAELAAF LLCSep 9, 2025Jan 15, 20264
4SW8875CAINDO SHIPPERS INCNov 27, 2024Nov 27, 20241
4SW8875CAELAAF LLCDec 16, 2023Dec 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026