Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Blacksmith Trailers

4B9B4D324HX103142 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 2, 2024
TX
Last seenNov 18, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9B4D324HX103142
Make
Blacksmith Trailers
Model
Blacksmith Trailers
Model year
2017
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
B4D32

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
103142

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
BLACKSMITH TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 26 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Blacksmith Trailers

Prefix basis · 26 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BLACKSMITH TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Blacksmith Trailers

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 2, 2024 – Nov 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around1ABAA TRANSPORTATION LLC 1933384088B118/TX
Feb 17, 2025TXI · Full2ABAA TRANSPORTATION LLC 1933384088B118/TX
Oct 9, 2024TXI · Full3ABAA TRANSPORTATION LLC 1933384088B118/TX
Jul 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ABAA TRANSPORTATION LLC 1933384088B118/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ABAA TRANSPORTATION LLC1933384Jul 2, 2024Nov 18, 20254TX
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.
088B118TXABAA TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 2, 2024Nov 18, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026