Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Dragon Esp

591SD4522JR156673 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenNov 2, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 22, 2025
NC
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
591SD4522JR156673
Make
Dragon Esp
Model
Dragon ESP
Model year
2018
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
SD452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
156673

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
2018

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 2, 2023 – Jul 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSRISE AND SHINE TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC 4312518AL88244/NC
Jul 2, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ABAN TRUCKING LLC 4103425AL88244/NC
May 21, 2024NCII · Walk-around2FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC 538227AL88244/NC
Dec 19, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC 538227AL88244/NC
Nov 10, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC 538227AL88244/NC
Nov 2, 2023NCII · Walk-around0FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC 538227AL88244/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RISE AND SHINE TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC4312518Jul 22, 2025Jul 22, 20251NC
ABAN TRUCKING LLC4103425Jul 2, 2025Jul 2, 20251NC
FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC538227Nov 2, 2023May 21, 20244NC
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.
AL88244NCRISE AND SHINE TRUCKING EXPRESS LLCJul 22, 2025Jul 22, 20251
AL88244NCABAN TRUCKING LLCJul 2, 2025Jul 2, 20251
AL88244NCFOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INCNov 2, 2023May 21, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026