Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Brandt

2BYHX4NN5MD000106 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenAug 21, 2023
ND
Last seenApr 4, 2026
ND
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2BYHX4NN5MD000106
Make
Brandt
Model
Brandt
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 12, 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
2BY

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HX4NN

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
000106

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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BRANDT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Brandt

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
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Aug 21, 2023 – Apr 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 4, 2026NDII · Walk-around3OOSSMITHIES HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 2105345T916139/ND
Jul 9, 2025WYII · Walk-around11OOSSMITHIES HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 2105345T916139/ND
Sep 21, 2023MTIII · Driver-only2SMITHIES HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 2105345T916139/ND
Aug 21, 2023NDI · Full13OOSSMITHIES HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC 2105345T916139/ND
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMITHIES HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC2105345Aug 21, 2023Apr 4, 20264ND
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.
T916139NDSMITHIES HOTSHOT SERVICE LLCAug 21, 2023Apr 4, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 12, 2026