Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Brazos

4B9BD3420HH054072 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenJan 11, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 4, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
4B9BD3420HH054072
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
BD342

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
054072

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 · 28 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Brazos

Prefix basis · 28 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
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 · Jan 11, 2024 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026TXI · Full10OOSG GARZA TRANSPORT LLC 4128214260C015/TX
Jun 10, 2026TXI · Full9OOSG GARZA TRANSPORT LLC 4128214260C015/TX
Feb 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSA N G EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 3625034260C015/TX
Feb 19, 2026TXI · Full19OOSA N G EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 3625034260C015/TX
Oct 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around11OOSA N G EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 3625034230C013/TX
Jun 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around8A N G EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 3625034230C013/TX
Jan 11, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0A N G EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 3625034039C990/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
G GARZA TRANSPORT LLC4128214Jun 10, 2026Aug 4, 20262TX
A N G EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC3625034Jan 11, 2024Feb 26, 20265TX
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.
260C015TX2G GARZA TRANSPORT LLCJun 10, 2026Aug 4, 20262
260C015TXA N G EXPRESS TRUCKING LLCFeb 19, 2026Feb 26, 20262
230C013TXA N G EXPRESS TRUCKING LLCJun 21, 2024Oct 9, 20252
039C990TXA N G EXPRESS TRUCKING LLCJan 11, 2024Jan 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026