Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Brazos

4B9B4DM26GG054183 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 18, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 14, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
4B9B4DM26GG054183
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
054183

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 18, 2023 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026TXI · Full33OOSJC MARTINEZ TRUCKING LLC 196285486W281W/TX
Apr 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around4SALVADOR AND MARIA CHAPA 1967733Z17295/TX
Nov 7, 2023TXI · Full6SALVADOR AND MARIA CHAPA 1967733Z17295/TX
Sep 21, 2023TXII · Walk-around5SALVADOR AND MARIA CHAPA 1967733Z17295/TX
Aug 18, 2023TXI · Full6SALVADOR AND MARIA CHAPA 1967733Z17295/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JC MARTINEZ TRUCKING LLC1962854Apr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261TX
SALVADOR AND MARIA CHAPA1967733Aug 18, 2023Apr 3, 20244TX
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.
86W281WTXJC MARTINEZ TRUCKING LLCApr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261
Z17295TXSALVADOR AND MARIA CHAPAAug 18, 2023Apr 3, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026