Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Brazos

4B9B4DM20GG054177 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenJun 20, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 18, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
4B9B4DM20GG054177
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2016
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
B4DM2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
054177

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
BRAZOS

Prefix basis · 39 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Brazos

Prefix basis · 39 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BRAZOS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Brazos

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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around4KB J TRANSPORT LLC 3470202173C968/TX
Jun 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around4KB J TRANSPORT LLC 3470202173C968/TX
Dec 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around4KB J TRANSPORT LLC 3470202173C968/TX
May 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSKB J TRANSPORT LLC 3470202173C968/TX
Apr 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around8KB J TRANSPORT LLC 3470202173C968/TX
Sep 18, 2024TXI · Full10OOSKB J TRANSPORT LLC 3470202173C968/TX
Feb 22, 2024TXIII · Driver-only2KB J TRANSPORT LLC 3470202173C968/TX
Dec 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around2KB J TRANSPORT LLC 3470202173C968/TX
Sep 6, 2023TXI · Full16OOSMARIA ELISA GUTIERREZ 4062827173C968/TX
Jun 20, 2023TXI · Full15RP BROTHERS LOGISTICS LLC 4062743173C968/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KB J TRANSPORT LLC3470202Dec 22, 2023Jun 18, 20268TX
MARIA ELISA GUTIERREZ4062827Sep 6, 2023Sep 6, 20231TX
RP BROTHERS LOGISTICS LLC4062743Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231TX
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.
173C968TX2KB J TRANSPORT LLCDec 22, 2023Jun 18, 20268
173C968TXMARIA ELISA GUTIERREZSep 6, 2023Sep 6, 20231
173C968TXRP BROTHERS LOGISTICS LLCJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026