Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Brazos

4B9BKDL29JH054168 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 1, 2024
NC
Last seenAug 7, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
4B9BKDL29JH054168
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2018
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
4B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BKDL2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
054168

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 · 231 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Brazos

Prefix basis · 231 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
2018

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 · Jul 1, 2024 – Aug 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 7, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0KSMITH TRUCKING LLC 3978822AL88243/NC
Dec 15, 2025NCII · Walk-around0MOVAXLE TRANSPORTS LLC 3206616AL88243/NC
Jul 31, 2025NCII · Walk-around0MOVAXLE TRANSPORTS LLC 3206616AL88243/NC
Jul 1, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC 538227AL88243/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KSMITH TRUCKING LLC3978822Aug 7, 2026Aug 7, 20261NC
MOVAXLE TRANSPORTS LLC3206616Jul 31, 2025Dec 15, 20252NC
FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC538227Jul 1, 2024Jul 1, 20241NC
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.
AL88243NC2KSMITH TRUCKING LLCAug 7, 2026Aug 7, 20261
AL88243NCMOVAXLE TRANSPORTS LLCJul 31, 2025Dec 15, 20252
AL88243NCFOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INCJul 1, 2024Jul 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026