Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Brown's Welding And Steel Inc. Dba North Force Mfg.

4B9BU1417NN160728 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenAug 27, 2024
ME
Last seenJun 30, 2026
ME
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9BU1417NN160728
Make
Brown's Welding And Steel Inc. Dba North Force Mfg.
Model
Brown's Welding and Steel Inc. dba North Force Mfg.
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 27, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026MEI · Full0—JOHN LUCAS TREE EXPERT COMPANY 329770C290678/ME
Nov 19, 2025MEI · Full0—JOHN LUCAS TREE EXPERT COMPANY 329770C290678/ME
Aug 27, 2024MEI · Full1OOSJOHN LUCAS TREE EXPERT COMPANY 329770C290678/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOHN LUCAS TREE EXPERT COMPANY329770Aug 27, 2024Jun 30, 20263ME
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.
C290678ME2JOHN LUCAS TREE EXPERT COMPANYAug 27, 2024 → Jun 30, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026