Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Blacksmith Trailers

4B9B4D329HX103122 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenAug 29, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 10, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
4B9B4D329HX103122
Make
Blacksmith Trailers
Model
Blacksmith Trailers
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
103122

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 · Aug 29, 2023 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around0JM MATERIALS INC 772441082B344/TX
Sep 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around6RE TRUCKING LLC 4145740082B344/TX
Sep 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around5RE TRUCKING LLC 4145740082B344/TX
Feb 27, 2025TXI · Full5SILAS KIMANI KAMAU 1788146082B344/TX
Dec 18, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSINFINITY LOGISTICS TX LLC 3154756082B344/TX
Nov 21, 2023TXIII · Driver-only0INFINITY LOGISTICS TX LLC 3154756082B344/TX
Aug 30, 2023TXII · Walk-around2INFINITY LOGISTICS TX LLC 3154756082B344/TX
Aug 29, 2023TXII · Walk-around2OOSINFINITY LOGISTICS TX LLC 3154756082B344/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JM MATERIALS INC772441Jul 10, 2026Jul 10, 20261TX
RE TRUCKING LLC4145740Sep 13, 2025Sep 16, 20252OK
SILAS KIMANI KAMAU1788146Feb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251TX
INFINITY LOGISTICS TX LLC3154756Aug 29, 2023Dec 18, 20234TX
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.
082B344TX2JM MATERIALS INCJul 10, 2026Jul 10, 20261
082B344TXRE TRUCKING LLCSep 13, 2025Sep 16, 20252
082B344TXSILAS KIMANI KAMAUFeb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251
082B344TXINFINITY LOGISTICS TX LLCAug 29, 2023Dec 18, 20234
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026