Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Buckeye

4B9CB9U23S1149545 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
11 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 4, 2025
CA
Last seenJul 21, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 11 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9CB9U23S1149545
Make
Buckeye
Model
Buckeye
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
CB9U2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
149545

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
BUCKEYE

Prefix basis · 224 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Buckeye

Prefix basis · 224 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
2025

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BUCKEYE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Buckeye

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 4, 2025 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026WAIII · Driver-only2YMC TRANSPORT LLC 45516021019232ST/IL
Jul 20, 2026WAII · Walk-around3YMC TRANSPORT LLC 45516021019232ST/IL
Nov 19, 2025WIII · Walk-around0CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 44417841019232ST/IL
Aug 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around1PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352571019232/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
YMC TRANSPORT LLC4551602Jul 20, 2026Jul 21, 20262IL
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Nov 19, 2025Nov 19, 20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Aug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251IL
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.
1019232STIL2YMC TRANSPORT LLCJul 20, 2026Jul 21, 20262
1019232STILCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCNov 19, 2025Nov 19, 20251
1019232ILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCAug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 30, 2026