Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Brazos

4B9BKFS25PH054173 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 29, 2024
AZ
Last seenJun 5, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
4B9BKFS25PH054173
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
BKFS2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
054173

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 · 144 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Brazos

Prefix basis · 144 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BRAZOS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Brazos

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 29, 2024 – Jun 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around4LANDFORCE EXPRESS INC 2034493QA17VQ/FL
Jun 22, 2024CTII · Walk-around7EFFICIENCY USA LLC 3466888QA17VQ/FL
Apr 16, 2024NYII · Walk-around4EFFICIENCY USA LLC 3466888QA17VQ/FL
Feb 29, 2024AZII · Walk-around1EFFICIENCY USA LLC 3466888QA17VQ/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LANDFORCE EXPRESS INC2034493Jun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251FL
EFFICIENCY USA LLC3466888Feb 29, 2024Jun 22, 20243FL
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.
QA17VQFLLANDFORCE EXPRESS INCJun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251
QA17VQFLEFFICIENCY USA LLCFeb 29, 2024Jun 22, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026