Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Brazos

4B9BKDG22PH054385 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenDec 14, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 18, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9BKDG22PH054385
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
BKDG2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
054385

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 · 281 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Brazos

Prefix basis · 281 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
2023

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 14, 2023 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around8JORGE LUIS OCHOA GARCIA 4221261213C967/TX
Mar 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around2JORGE LUIS OCHOA GARCIA 4221261213C967/TX
Feb 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around4JORGE LUIS OCHOA GARCIA 4221261213C967/TX
Aug 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around1JORGE LUIS OCHOA GARCIA 4221261213C967/TX
Dec 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around5JORGE LUIS OCHOA GARCIA 4221261213C967/TX
Dec 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSJORGE LUIS OCHOA GARCIA 4221261213C967/TX
Aug 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around2JORGE LUIS OCHOA GARCIA 4221261219C992/TX
Dec 14, 2023TXII · Walk-around2ROMULO OCHOA-SALAZAR 3196439219C992/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JORGE LUIS OCHOA GARCIA4221261Aug 7, 2024May 18, 20267TX
ROMULO OCHOA-SALAZAR3196439Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 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.
213C967TXJORGE LUIS OCHOA GARCIADec 3, 2024May 18, 20266
219C992TXJORGE LUIS OCHOA GARCIAAug 7, 2024Aug 7, 20241
219C992TXROMULO OCHOA-SALAZARDec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026