Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Buckeye

4B9CB9U28P1149497 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenOct 3, 2023
NV
Last seenAug 26, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 34 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
4B9CB9U28P1149497
Make
Buckeye
Model
Buckeye
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
CB9U2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
149497

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
2023

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 3, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026AZII · Walk-around4OOSCARBON MOTORS LLC 45129955311043/ME
Aug 22, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1CARBON MOTORS LLC 45129955311043/ME
Jun 8, 2025WYI · Full4OOSALL ABOUT LOGISTICS LLC 41107445311043/ME
Jun 3, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1THE EXOTICS LLC 36339505311043/ME
Jan 9, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1THOR TRUCKING LLC 17302825311043/ME
Oct 11, 2024ILII · Walk-around3THE EXOTICS LLC 36339505311043/ME
Oct 3, 2023NVI · Full0PALCO PRODUCTS INC 406769RO49548/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Aug 22, 2026Aug 26, 20262FL
ALL ABOUT LOGISTICS LLC4110744Jun 8, 2025Jun 8, 20251TX
THE EXOTICS LLC3633950Oct 11, 2024Jun 3, 20252CA
THOR TRUCKING LLC1730282Jan 9, 2025Jan 9, 20251NJ
PALCO PRODUCTS INC406769Oct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231CO
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.
5311043ME2CARBON MOTORS LLCAug 22, 2026Aug 26, 20262
5311043MEALL ABOUT LOGISTICS LLCJun 8, 2025Jun 8, 20251
5311043METHE EXOTICS LLCOct 11, 2024Jun 3, 20252
5311043METHOR TRUCKING LLCJan 9, 2025Jan 9, 20251
RO49548OH2PALCO PRODUCTS INCOct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026