Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Brazos

4B9BKDG25JH054243 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenMar 25, 2025
CA
Last seenJul 30, 2026
NV
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9BKDG25JH054243
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 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
4B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BKDG2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
054243

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
BRAZOS

Prefix basis · 281 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Brazos

Prefix basis · 281 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.

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 · Mar 25, 2025 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026NVII · Walk-around4OOSSURFACE PREP & MAINTENANCE 406022126168PT/NV
Mar 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around2—SURFACE PREP & MAINTENANCE 406022170970X/NV
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SURFACE PREP & MAINTENANCE4060221Mar 25, 2025Jul 30, 20262NV
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.
26168PTNV2SURFACE PREP & MAINTENANCEJul 30, 2026 → Jul 30, 20261
70970XNV—SURFACE PREP & MAINTENANCEMar 25, 2025 → Mar 25, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 20, 2026