Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Christen Brothers, Inc Christen Brothers, INC.

4C9C5GS20HS072007 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
39 mo
Inspections23
all-time
OOS inspections11
of 23
First seenJun 14, 2023
TX
Last seenSep 2, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 39 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
4C9C5GS20HS072007
Make
Christen Brothers, Inc
Model
Christen Brothers, INC.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 7, 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
4C9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
C5GS2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
072007

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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CHRISTEN BROTHERS, INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Christen Brothers, INC.

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

  • 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 14, 2023 – Sep 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around14OOSEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 3051652A17955B/TX
Aug 28, 2026USI · Full13OOSEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 3051652A17955B/TX
Aug 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around12EDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 3051652A17955B/TX
Aug 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around12EDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 3051652A17955B/TX
Aug 13, 2026USI · Full8OOSEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 3051652A17955B/TX
May 26, 2026USI · Full10OOSRENE ALARCON CALVO 4356488A17955B/TX
Apr 15, 2026USI · Full14OOSEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 30516526WP079A/MX
Feb 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around2EDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 30516526WP079A/TA
Feb 13, 2026USI · Full12OOSEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 30516526WP079A/TA
Feb 4, 2026TXI · Full11EDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 30516526WP079A/TA
Dec 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around14EDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 30516526W079A/TA
Dec 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 30516526WP07A/TA
Mar 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around9EDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 30516527WK366A/TA
Nov 22, 2024TXI · Full8EDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 30516527WK366A/TA
Nov 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 30516527WK366A/TA
Oct 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around13OOSEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 30516527WK366A/TA
Oct 10, 2024TXI · Full10OOSEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 30516527W366A/TA
Jul 10, 2024TXI · Full11EDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 30516527WK366A/MX
Jun 28, 2024TXI · Full12OOSEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 30516527WK366A/MX
Jun 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around7EDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS 30516527WK366A/TA
Nov 30, 2023USI · Full4ANTONIO AGUIRRE CARRILLO 12500667WK366A/MX
Oct 26, 2023USI · Full5ANTONIO AGUIRRE CARRILLO 12500667WK366A/MX
Jun 14, 2023TXI · Full0ANTONIO AGUIRRE CARRILLO 12500667WK366A/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROS3051652Jun 18, 2024Sep 2, 202619TA
RENE ALARCON CALVO4356488May 26, 2026May 26, 20261TA
ANTONIO AGUIRRE CARRILLO1250066Jun 14, 2023Nov 30, 20233TA
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.
A17955BTX2EDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROSAug 13, 2026Sep 2, 20265
A17955BTXRENE ALARCON CALVOMay 26, 2026May 26, 20261
6WP079AMXEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROSApr 15, 2026Apr 15, 20261
6WP079ATAEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROSFeb 4, 2026Feb 18, 20263
6W079ATAEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROSDec 8, 2025Dec 8, 20251
6WP07ATAEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROSDec 5, 2025Dec 5, 20251
7WK366ATAEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROSJun 18, 2024Mar 27, 20255
7W366ATAEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROSOct 10, 2024Oct 10, 20241
7WK366AMXEDUARDO ZUNIGA ONTIVEROSJun 28, 2024Jul 10, 20242
7WK366AMXANTONIO AGUIRRE CARRILLOJun 14, 2023Nov 30, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 7, 2026