Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

4B9BKDG28HH054098

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 10, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 22, 2024
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
054098

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.

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 · Oct 10, 2023 – Aug 22, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 22, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC 538227AH45763/NC
Aug 20, 2024NCII · Walk-around0FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC 538227AH45763/NC
Oct 10, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0RAY JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC 733254AH22653/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC538227Aug 20, 2024Aug 22, 20242NC
RAY JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC733254Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 20231NC
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.
AH45763NCFOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INCAug 20, 2024Aug 22, 20242
AH22653NCRAY JOHNSON TRUCKING LLCOct 10, 2023Oct 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC