Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Christen brothers, inc Christen Brothers, INC.

4C9C5GS25HS072018 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 13
First seen06/16/2023
CA
Last seen01/15/2026
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
4C9C5GS25HS072018
Make
Christen brothers, inc
Model
Christen Brothers, INC.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/29/2026
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 · 06/16/2023 – 01/15/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/15/2026USI · Full5OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
12/04/2025AZI · Full17OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
11/07/2025USI · Full3—ALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
10/06/2025CAIII · Driver-only0—ALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
09/22/2025AZII · Walk-around10—ALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
08/21/2025CAI · Full0—ALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
07/22/2025CAI · Full0—ALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
07/21/2025CAI · Full5OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
07/03/2025USI · Full8OOSALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734WJ4164/CA
08/27/2024CAI · Full3OOSSAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC 40575294RA6524/CA
07/02/2024CAI · Full4OOSSAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC 40575294RA6524/CA
06/20/2023CAI · Full0—MARCO A BARNETT 28362664RA6524/CA
06/16/2023CAI · Full2—MARCO A BARNETT 28362664RA6524/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALFREDO ORTEGA342577307/03/202501/15/20269CA
SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC405752907/02/202408/27/20242CA
MARCO A BARNETT283626606/16/202306/20/20232CA
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.
4WJ4164CA—ALFREDO ORTEGA07/03/2025 → 01/15/20269
4RA6524CA—SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC07/02/2024 → 08/27/20242
4RA6524CA—MARCO A BARNETT06/16/2023 → 06/20/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/29/2026