Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Brazos

4B9BKDG28SH054481 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 21, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 19, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
4B9BKDG28SH054481
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
054481

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
2025

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 · Aug 21, 2024 – Jun 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around5FORCE LOGISTICS US LLC 2878088DQ4148/OK
Jun 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around5FORCE LOGISTICS US LLC 2878088DQ4148/OK
Feb 13, 2025TXI · Full12OOSIN THE WIND TRUCKING LLC 3578809DC6121/OK
Aug 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around12K&D ENTERPRISE LLC 33361925760L50/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FORCE LOGISTICS US LLC2878088Jun 19, 2026Jun 19, 20262TX
IN THE WIND TRUCKING LLC3578809Feb 13, 2025Feb 13, 20251TX
K&D ENTERPRISE LLC3336192Aug 21, 2024Aug 21, 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.
DQ4148OK2FORCE LOGISTICS US LLCJun 19, 2026Jun 19, 20262
DC6121OKIN THE WIND TRUCKING LLCFeb 13, 2025Feb 13, 20251
5760L50TXK&D ENTERPRISE LLCAug 21, 2024Aug 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026