Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Boydstun Metal Works

1B9CS4524YP275406 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 14
First seenJun 27, 2023
MA
Last seenOct 19, 2025
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1B9CS4524YP275406
Make
Boydstun Metal Works
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2000
Body class
Not decoded
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
1B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
CS452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
275406

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
2000

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 27, 2023 – Oct 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 19, 2025KSII · Walk-around0HOT CAR GO INC 26299212932043/ME
Jun 22, 2025KSII · Walk-around1HOT CAR GO INC 26299212932043/ME
Mar 23, 2025KSII · Walk-around0HOT CAR GO INC 26299212932043/ME
Jan 4, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3OOSHOT CAR GO INC 26299212932043/ME
Jan 2, 2025KSII · Walk-around1HOT CAR GO INC 26299212932043/ME
Nov 18, 2024INIII · Driver-only0HOT CAR GO INC 26299212932043/MA
Oct 29, 2024CTII · Walk-around1OOSHOT CAR GO INC 26299212932043/ME
Oct 25, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1HOT CAR GO INC 26299212932043/ME
Jun 24, 2024MAIII · Driver-only2HOT CAR GO INC 26299212932043/ME
Jun 21, 2024KSII · Walk-around0VPS INDUSTRIES LLC 25298212932043/ME
Jan 24, 2024RIIII · Driver-only1HOT CAR GO INC 26299212932043/ME
Dec 9, 2023KSII · Walk-around0HOT CAR GO INC 26299212932043/ME
Jul 31, 2023KSII · Walk-around0HOT CAR GO INC 26299212932043/ME
Jun 27, 2023MAIII · Driver-only2HOT CAR GO INC 262992129-32043/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOT CAR GO INC2629921Jun 27, 2023Oct 19, 202513MA
VPS INDUSTRIES LLC2529821Jun 21, 2024Jun 21, 20241WA
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.
2932043MEHOT CAR GO INCJul 31, 2023Oct 19, 202511
2932043MAHOT CAR GO INCNov 18, 2024Nov 18, 20241
2932043MEVPS INDUSTRIES LLCJun 21, 2024Jun 21, 20241
29-32043MEHOT CAR GO INCJun 27, 2023Jun 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026