Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Elite Cargo Trailers

7SLE1EM38ST101498 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
13 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenJul 30, 2025
MO
Last seenAug 18, 2026
PA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 13 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
7SLE1EM38ST101498
Make
Elite Cargo Trailers
Model
Elite Cargo Trailers
Model year
2025
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
7SL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
E1EM3

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
ELITE CARGO TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 141 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Elite Cargo Trailers

Prefix basis · 141 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
2025

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
ELITE CARGO TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Elite Cargo Trailers

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

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • 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 · Jul 30, 2025 – Aug 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 18, 2026PAI · Full5OOSTHE CLEARING PATH 101 LLC 45383295544108/ME
Jun 23, 2026IAI · Full22OOSUNITRANSPORT LLC 45509865544108/ME
Mar 25, 2026PAI · Full7NOVALINE AUTO LLC 44919715544108/ME
Jul 30, 2025MOI · Full10OOSAL 1990 LLC 41943935544108/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE CLEARING PATH 101 LLC4538329Aug 18, 2026Aug 18, 20261FL
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986Jun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261WA
NOVALINE AUTO LLC4491971Mar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261WA
AL 1990 LLC4194393Jul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251OH
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.
5544108ME2THE CLEARING PATH 101 LLCAug 18, 2026Aug 18, 20261
5544108ME2UNITRANSPORT LLCJun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261
5544108MENOVALINE AUTO LLCMar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261
5544108MEAL 1990 LLCJul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026