Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Boydstun Metal Works

1B9FC4525JP275138 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seenJun 30, 2023
AZ
Last seenOct 24, 2024
NM
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
1B9FC4525JP275138
Make
Boydstun Metal Works
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FC452

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
275138

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
BOYDSTUN METAL WORKS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Jun 30, 2023 – Oct 24, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 24, 2024NMII · Walk-around5OOSBANGO TRUCKING 408510317455PT/NV
Aug 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSMAHI LIVE LLC 346407017455PT/NV
Apr 13, 2024AZII · Walk-around12OOSMAHI LIVE LLC 346407017455PT/NV
Jun 30, 2023AZII · Walk-around6OOSMAHI LIVE LLC 346407017455PT/NV
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BANGO TRUCKING4085103Oct 24, 2024Oct 24, 20241NV
MAHI LIVE LLC3464070Jun 30, 2023Aug 11, 20243NV
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.
17455PTNVBANGO TRUCKINGOct 24, 2024Oct 24, 20241
17455PTNVMAHI LIVE LLCJun 30, 2023Aug 11, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026