Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Brazos

4B9BKDG29HH054126 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJul 21, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 16, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9BKDG29HH054126
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2017
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
054126

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 21, 2023 – Dec 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around0JOSE F RUIZ 2492452173C006/TX
Nov 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSJOSE F RUIZ 2492452173C006/TX
Oct 11, 2023TXII · Walk-around9JOSE F RUIZ 2492452173C006/TX
Jul 21, 2023TXI · Full5OOSJOSE F RUIZ 2492452173C006/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE F RUIZ2492452Jul 21, 2023Dec 16, 20254TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
173C006TXJOSE F RUIZJul 21, 2023Dec 16, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026