Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Christen Brothers, Inc Christen Brothers, INC.

4C9C5D320KS072254 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 25, 2024
IL
Last seenApr 28, 2026
IL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4C9C5D320KS072254
Make
Christen Brothers, Inc
Model
Christen Brothers, INC.
Model year
2019
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.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
4C9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
C5D32

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
072254

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
CORAS WELDING SHOP, INC.

Prefix basis · 10 decoded VINs at 90.0% prefix purity.

Model
Coras Welding

Prefix basis · 10 decoded VINs at 90.0% 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
CHRISTEN BROTHERS, INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Christen Brothers, INC.

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 · Jun 25, 2024 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0JCV TRANSPORTATION INC 3251699663154ST/IL
May 29, 2025INII · Walk-around3JCV TRANSPORTATION INC 3251699663154ST/IL
Jun 25, 2024ILII · Walk-around2JCV TRANSPORTATION INC 3251699663154ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JCV TRANSPORTATION INC3251699Jun 25, 2024Apr 28, 20263IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
663154STILJCV TRANSPORTATION INCJun 25, 2024Apr 28, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026