Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Buffalo Trailer Manufacturing Buffalo Trailer Manufacturing Inc.

4B9B1DK22NS098025 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 16, 2025
IN
Last seenApr 30, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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
4B9B1DK22NS098025
Make
Buffalo Trailer Manufacturing
Model
Buffalo Trailer Manufacturing Inc.
Model year
2022
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
4B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
B1DK2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
098025

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
2022

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BUFFALO TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Buffalo Trailer Manufacturing 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

  • 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 · Sep 16, 2025 – Apr 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 30, 2026INIII · Driver-only1J J L TRUCKING CO 4270815869045ST/IL
Apr 1, 2026ILIII · Driver-only2J J L TRUCKING CO 4270815869045ST/IL
Sep 16, 2025INIII · Driver-only2GONZGORA TRUCKING CO 3199480734673ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J J L TRUCKING CO4270815Apr 1, 2026Apr 30, 20262IL
GONZGORA TRUCKING CO3199480Sep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251IL
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.
869045STILJ J L TRUCKING COApr 1, 2026Apr 30, 20262
734673STILGONZGORA TRUCKING COSep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026