Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Brazos

4B9B4DM2XGG054218 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenMar 19, 2024
TX
Last seenNov 18, 2025
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 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
4B9B4DM2XGG054218
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
054218

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 · Mar 19, 2024 – Nov 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around11OOSF&H HAULING LLC 4457735244C574/TX
Oct 30, 2025TXI · Full20OOSF&H HAULING LLC 4457735244C574/TX
Jun 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around5PABLO VARGAS 3686209244C574/TX
Jun 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around3PABLO VARGAS 3686209244C574/TX
Feb 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around8PABLO VARGAS 3686209244C574/TX
Jul 2, 2024TXI · Full1NOE MALDONADO 1822862244C574/TX
Mar 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around12ELFEGO MENDOZA 2784641031C153/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
F&H HAULING LLC4457735Oct 30, 2025Nov 18, 20252TX
PABLO VARGAS3686209Feb 7, 2025Jun 25, 20253TX
NOE MALDONADO1822862Jul 2, 2024Jul 2, 20241TX
ELFEGO MENDOZA2784641Mar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241TX
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.
244C574TXF&H HAULING LLCOct 30, 2025Nov 18, 20252
244C574TXPABLO VARGASFeb 7, 2025Jun 25, 20253
244C574TXNOE MALDONADOJul 2, 2024Jul 2, 20241
031C153TXELFEGO MENDOZAMar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026