Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Brazos

4B9BKDL23KH054510 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections21
all-time
OOS inspections10
of 21
First seenFeb 13, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 28, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
4B9BKDL23KH054510
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
BKDL2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
054510

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 · 231 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Brazos

Prefix basis · 231 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
2019

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 · Feb 13, 2024 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0JOHNNY S TRUCKING LLC 44450664XD3983/CA
May 11, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1JOHNNY S TRUCKING LLC 44450664XD3983/CA
May 6, 2026CAII · Walk-around7OOSJOHNNY S TRUCKING LLC 44450664XD3983/CA
May 6, 2026CAI · Full2JOHNNY S TRUCKING LLC 44450664XD3983/CA
Mar 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around6OOSJOHNNY S TRUCKING LLC 44450664XD3983/CA
Feb 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSJOHNNY S TRUCKING LLC 44450664XD3983/CA
Jan 28, 2026CAII · Walk-around2JOHNNY S TRUCKING LLC 44450664PS5097/CA
Jan 19, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1JOHNNY S TRUCKING LLC 44450664PS5097/CA
Oct 25, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0JOHNNY S TRUCKING LLC 44450664PS5097/CA
Aug 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSJOHNNY S TRUCKING LLC 44450664PS5097/CA
Aug 25, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1JOHNNY S TRUCKING LLC 44450664PS5097/CA
May 20, 2025CAI · Full6OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574PS5097/CA
May 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around3HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574PS5097/CA
Feb 27, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574PS5097/CA
Dec 20, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574PS5097/CA
Dec 17, 2024CAI · Full1HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574PS5097/CA
Dec 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around0HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574PS5097/CA
Dec 12, 2024CAII · Walk-around4OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574PS5097/CA
Oct 15, 2024CAI · Full5OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574PS5097/CA
Mar 7, 2024CAI · Full4OOSOVER THE ROAD TRANSPORT LLC 38206004PS5097/CA
Feb 13, 2024CAI · Full8OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574PS5097/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOHNNY S TRUCKING LLC4445066Aug 25, 2025May 28, 202611CA
HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC1370757Feb 13, 2024May 20, 20259TX
OVER THE ROAD TRANSPORT LLC3820600Mar 7, 2024Mar 7, 20241CA
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.
4XD3983CAJOHNNY S TRUCKING LLCFeb 11, 2026May 28, 20266
4PS5097CAJOHNNY S TRUCKING LLCAug 25, 2025Jan 28, 20265
4PS5097CAHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLCFeb 13, 2024May 20, 20259
4PS5097CAOVER THE ROAD TRANSPORT LLCMar 7, 2024Mar 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026