Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Brazos

4B9BD3423GG054345 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenMay 14, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 28, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
4B9BD3423GG054345
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
054345

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
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 · May 14, 2024 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around8PABLO VARGAS 3686209261C788/TX
Apr 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around14PABLO VARGAS 3686209261C788/TX
Jan 21, 2026TXI · Full8OOSPABLO VARGAS 3686209261C788/TX
Oct 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around4PABLO VARGAS 3686209261C788/TX
Apr 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around17OOSMAR EXCAVATION LLC 4296161176C502/TX
Dec 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around19OOSMAR EXCAVATION LLC 4296161176C502/TX
Sep 24, 2024TXI · Full21OOSMAR EXCAVATION LLC 4296161176C502/TX
May 14, 2024TXI · Full22OOSSPARTA CARRIER LLC 3046595176C502/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PABLO VARGAS3686209Oct 20, 2025Apr 28, 20264TX
MAR EXCAVATION LLC4296161Sep 24, 2024Apr 1, 20253TX
SPARTA CARRIER LLC3046595May 14, 2024May 14, 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.
261C788TXPABLO VARGASOct 20, 2025Apr 28, 20264
176C502TXMAR EXCAVATION LLCSep 24, 2024Apr 1, 20253
176C502TXSPARTA CARRIER LLCMay 14, 2024May 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026