Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Brazos

4B9BKDG24MH054304 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenApr 8, 2024
LA
Last seenJan 13, 2026
AR
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9BKDG24MH054304
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
BKDG2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
054304

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 · 281 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Brazos

Prefix basis · 281 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
2021

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 · Apr 8, 2024 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1RUSSELL SANDERS TRUCKING LLC 1220463PT188759/AR
Sep 18, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1RUSSELL SANDERS TRUCKING LLC 1220463PT188759/AR
Sep 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around2RUSSELL SANDERS TRUCKING LLC 1220463PT188759/AR
May 30, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0RUSSELL SANDERS TRUCKING LLC 1220463PT88759/AR
Apr 8, 2024LAIII · Driver-only2RUSSELL SANDERS TRUCKING LLC 1220463PT188759/AR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUSSELL SANDERS TRUCKING LLC1220463Apr 8, 2024Jan 13, 20265AR
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.
PT188759ARRUSSELL SANDERS TRUCKING LLCApr 8, 2024Jan 13, 20264
PT88759ARRUSSELL SANDERS TRUCKING LLCMay 30, 2024May 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026