Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Buckeye

4B9CB9U27R1149218 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 19
First seenJul 10, 2024
IL
Last seenAug 21, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9CB9U27R1149218
Make
Buckeye
Model
Buckeye
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
CB9U2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
149218

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
BUCKEYE

Prefix basis · 224 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Buckeye

Prefix basis · 224 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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BUCKEYE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Buckeye

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 10, 2024 – Aug 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2026COIII · Driver-only0DHARMA EXPRESS LLC 4130375PD57606/IN
Jul 28, 2026WAII · Walk-around1DHARMA EXPRESS LLC 4130375PD57606/IN
Jun 9, 2026UTII · Walk-around0DHARMA EXPRESS LLC 4130375PD57606/IN
Jun 1, 2026WYI · Full0DHARMA EXPRESS LLC 4130375PD57606/IN
Apr 23, 2026TNI · Full0DHARMA EXPRESS LLC 4130375PD57606/IN
Feb 4, 2026INI · Full0DHARMA EXPRESS LLC 4130375PD57606/IN
Jan 7, 2026NCI · Full0DHARMA EXPRESS LLC 4130375PD57606/IN
Dec 19, 2025NCI · Full0DHARMA EXPRESS LLC 4130375PD57606/IN
Dec 7, 2025TNI · Full0DHARMA EXPRESS LLC 4130375PD57606/IN
Sep 5, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1DHARMA EXPRESS LLC 4130375PD57606/IN
Sep 3, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0DHARMA EXPRESS LLC 4130375PD57606/IN
Apr 22, 2025LAI · Full3LEMON TREE INC 4000427PD57606/IN
Feb 11, 2025VAI · Full0LEMON TREE INC 4000427SP688RCP/IN
Oct 26, 2024IAI · Full0LEMON TREE INC 4000427SP688RCP/IN
Sep 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSLEMON TREE INC 4000427SP688RCP/IN
Sep 5, 2024GAI · Full1LEMON TREE INC 4000427SP688RCP/IN
Aug 12, 2024FLI · Full0LEMON TREE INC 4000427SP688RCP/IN
Jul 30, 2024MOIII · Driver-only1LEMON TREE INC 4000427SP688RCP/IN
Jul 10, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0LEMON TREE INC 4000427R842096/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DHARMA EXPRESS LLC4130375Sep 3, 2025Aug 21, 202611IN
LEMON TREE INC4000427Jul 10, 2024Apr 22, 20258IN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PD57606IN2DHARMA EXPRESS LLCSep 3, 2025Aug 21, 202611
PD57606INLEMON TREE INCApr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251
SP688RCPINLEMON TREE INCJul 30, 2024Feb 11, 20256
R842096OHLEMON TREE INCJul 10, 2024Jul 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026