Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Brazos

4B9BKDL2XRH054157 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 10
First seenMay 17, 2024
CA
Last seenMar 27, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
4B9BKDL2XRH054157
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2024
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
054157

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
2024

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 · May 17, 2024 – Mar 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 27, 2026CAI · Full5OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574WG7472/CA
Nov 3, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574WG7472/CA
Oct 21, 2025CAI · Full1HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574WG7472/CA
Sep 8, 2025CAIII · Driver-only5HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574WG7472/CA
Jul 29, 2025CAI · Full6HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574WG7472/CA
Jul 9, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574WG7472/CA
Jul 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around7OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574WG7472/CA
Oct 25, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2OVER THE ROAD TRANSPORT LLC 38206004WG7472/CA
Aug 1, 2024CAI · Full2OOSESCAMILLA TRUCKING INC 3182902TEMP/CA
May 17, 2024CAII · Walk-around4OOSESCAMILLA TRUCKING INC 31829024WB6459/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC1370757Jul 1, 2025Mar 27, 20267TX
OVER THE ROAD TRANSPORT LLC3820600Oct 25, 2024Oct 25, 20241CA
ESCAMILLA TRUCKING INC3182902May 17, 2024Aug 1, 20242CA
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.
4WG7472CAHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLCJul 1, 2025Mar 27, 20267
4WG7472CAOVER THE ROAD TRANSPORT LLCOct 25, 2024Oct 25, 20241
TEMPCAESCAMILLA TRUCKING INCAug 1, 2024Aug 1, 20241
4WB6459CAESCAMILLA TRUCKING INCMay 17, 2024May 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026