Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Brazos

4B9B4DM21GG054172 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenAug 22, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 22, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9B4DM21GG054172
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
B4DM2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
054172

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
BRAZOS

Prefix basis · 39 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Brazos

Prefix basis · 39 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BRAZOS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Brazos

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 · Aug 22, 2023 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around2FOUR ALCAN LLC 1984935BY4002/OK
Jul 20, 2026TXI · Full10FOUR ALCAN LLC 1984935BY4002/OK
Jun 9, 2026TXI · Full1FOUR ALCAN LLC 1984935BY4002/OK
Feb 10, 2026TXI · Full10FOUR ALCAN LLC 1984935BY4002/OK
Jul 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around0FOUR ALCAN LLC 1984935BY4002/OK
Jun 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around2FOUR ALCAN LLC 1984935BY4002/OK
Jan 3, 2025TXI · Full4FOUR ALCAN LLC 1984935BY4002/OK
Mar 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSFOUR ALCAN LLC 1984935BY4002/OK
Aug 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around0FOUR ALCAN LLC 1984935BY4002/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FOUR ALCAN LLC1984935Aug 22, 2023Jul 22, 20269TX
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.
BY4002OK2FOUR ALCAN LLCAug 22, 2023Jul 22, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026