Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Dodge

1B4B40238V4121151 · MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 6, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 7, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
1B4B40238V4121151
Make
Dodge
Model
Not decoded
Model year
1997
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
1B4

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
B4023

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
121151

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DODGE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 6, 2024 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around1JOHN WALTER RITZEL JR 3686410Y04765/TX
Apr 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around5JOHN WALTER RITZEL JR 3686410Y04765/TX
Dec 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around1CEP TRANSPORT LLC 3835180Y04765/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOHN WALTER RITZEL JR3686410Apr 27, 2026Jul 7, 20262TX
CEP TRANSPORT LLC3835180Dec 6, 2024Dec 6, 20241TX
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.
Y04765TX2JOHN WALTER RITZEL JRApr 27, 2026Jul 7, 20262
Y04765TXCEP TRANSPORT LLCDec 6, 2024Dec 6, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026