Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Blacksmith Trailers

4B9B4D328HX103127 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenNov 21, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 11, 2026
OK
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 30 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
4B9B4D328HX103127
Make
Blacksmith Trailers
Model
Blacksmith Trailers
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
B4D32

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
103127

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.

Make
BLACKSMITH TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 26 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Blacksmith Trailers

Prefix basis · 26 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BLACKSMITH TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Blacksmith Trailers

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 21, 2023 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026OKIII · Driver-only1NEW VENTURES LEASING LLC 2374074275C270/TX
May 11, 2026OKIII · Driver-only1NEW VENTURES LEASING LLC 2374074275C270/TX
May 11, 2026OKIII · Driver-only1NEW VENTURES LEASING LLC 2374074275C270/TX
Feb 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around4COUNTENEY DEMOND BROWN 4436217262C407/TX
Oct 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOS281 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC 4341107262C407/TX
Oct 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around6281 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC 4341107262C407/TX
Jan 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around4HECTOR O PEREZ ESPARZA 4042966226B464/TX
Nov 21, 2023TXII · Walk-around4HECTOR O PEREZ ESPARZA 4042966226B464/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEW VENTURES LEASING LLC2374074May 11, 2026May 11, 20263TX
COUNTENEY DEMOND BROWN4436217Feb 17, 2026Feb 17, 20261TX
281 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC4341107Oct 1, 2025Oct 16, 20252TX
HECTOR O PEREZ ESPARZA4042966Nov 21, 2023Jan 11, 20242TX
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.
275C270TX2NEW VENTURES LEASING LLCMay 11, 2026May 11, 20263
262C407TXCOUNTENEY DEMOND BROWNFeb 17, 2026Feb 17, 20261
262C407TX281 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLCOct 1, 2025Oct 16, 20252
226B464TXHECTOR O PEREZ ESPARZANov 21, 2023Jan 11, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026