Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Brazos

4B9BKDL25PH054340 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 22, 2023
TX
Last seenNov 15, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
4B9BKDL25PH054340
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2023
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
BKDL2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
054340

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
2023

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 · Sep 22, 2023 – Nov 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around9CARROLL'S TRACTOR WORK AND LAWN SERVICE LLC 3860546DP6159/OK
Jan 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around1TJ COBRA TRUCK AND TRANSPORT LLC 2903854X88198/TX
Dec 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around0TJ COBRA TRUCK AND TRANSPORT LLC 2903854X88198/TX
Sep 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around7TJ COBRA TRUCK AND TRANSPORT LLC 2903854X88198/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARROLL'S TRACTOR WORK AND LAWN SERVICE LLC3860546Nov 15, 2025Nov 15, 20251TX
TJ COBRA TRUCK AND TRANSPORT LLC2903854Sep 22, 2023Jan 9, 20243TX
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.
DP6159OKCARROLL'S TRACTOR WORK AND LAWN SERVICE LLCNov 15, 2025Nov 15, 20251
X88198TXTJ COBRA TRUCK AND TRANSPORT LLCSep 22, 2023Jan 9, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026