Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Dodge

1B4B40239V4120641 · MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenApr 5, 2024
TX
Last seenNov 13, 2025
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
1B4B40239V4120641
Make
Dodge
Model
Not decoded
Model year
1997
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
120641

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 · Apr 5, 2024 – Nov 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around0JD YEPEZ TRUCKING LLC 346023564U456N/TX
Apr 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSJD YEPEZ TRUCKING LLC 346023520R077N/TX
Feb 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around0DJ MARTINEZ TRUCKING LLC 389342511S988M/TX
Feb 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around5DJ MARTINEZ TRUCKING LLC 3893425068B587/TX
Jul 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around1DJ MARTINEZ TRUCKING LLC 3893425068B587/TX
Apr 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around0DJ MARTINEZ TRUCKING LLC 3893425068B587/TX
Apr 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around4DJ MARTINEZ TRUCKING LLC 3893425068B587/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JD YEPEZ TRUCKING LLC3460235Apr 17, 2025Nov 13, 20252TX
DJ MARTINEZ TRUCKING LLC3893425Apr 5, 2024Feb 25, 20255TX
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.
64U456NTXJD YEPEZ TRUCKING LLCNov 13, 2025Nov 13, 20251
20R077NTXJD YEPEZ TRUCKING LLCApr 17, 2025Apr 17, 20251
11S988MTXDJ MARTINEZ TRUCKING LLCFeb 25, 2025Feb 25, 20251
068B587TXDJ MARTINEZ TRUCKING LLCApr 5, 2024Feb 4, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026