Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Boydstun Metal Works

1B9FC4528KP275166 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenDec 13, 2023
SC
Last seenOct 15, 2025
ND
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
1B9FC4528KP275166
Make
Boydstun Metal Works
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2019
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 13, 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
1B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FC452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
275166

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
2019

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BOYDSTUN METAL WORKS

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
TRAILER

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 13, 2023 – Oct 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2025NDII · Walk-around11MD EXPRESS INC 36615171011168ST/IL
Aug 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around11MD EXPRESS INC 36615171011168ST/IL
Aug 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOS1MD EXPRESS INC 36615171011168ST/IL
Mar 17, 2025IAII · Walk-around4OOS1MD EXPRESS INC 36615171011168ST/IL
Dec 5, 2024UTII · Walk-around4GOLD STAR EXPRESS INC 25342212491601/ME
May 2, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1GOLD STAR EXPRESS INC 25342212491601/ME
Dec 13, 2023SCII · Walk-around1OOSGOLD STAR EXPRESS INC 25342212491601/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
1MD EXPRESS INC3661517Mar 17, 2025Oct 15, 20254IL
GOLD STAR EXPRESS INC2534221Dec 13, 2023Dec 5, 20243FL
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.
1011168STIL1MD EXPRESS INCMar 17, 2025Oct 15, 20254
2491601MEGOLD STAR EXPRESS INCDec 13, 2023Dec 5, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026