Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Brazos

4B9BKDG29RH054273 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJun 7, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 5, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9BKDG29RH054273
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2024
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
054273

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
2024

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 · Jun 7, 2024 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0FRANK LOPEZ TRANSPORT INC 1987345235C703/TX
Mar 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around3ACAVE COMPANIES INC 2580821235C703/TX
Aug 13, 2025TXI · Full0ACAVE COMPANIES INC 2580821235C703/TX
Jun 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ACAVE COMPANIES INC 2580821235C703/TX
May 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ACAVE COMPANIES INC 2580821235C703/TX
Jan 2, 2025TXI · Full4ACAVE COMPANIES INC 2580821235C703/TX
Oct 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around9OOSACAVE COMPANIES INC 2580821235C703/TX
Jul 31, 2024TXI · Full2ACAVE COMPANIES INC 2580821235C703/TX
Jun 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSACAVE COMPANIES INC 2580821235C703/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRANK LOPEZ TRANSPORT INC1987345May 5, 2026May 5, 20261TX
ACAVE COMPANIES INC2580821Jun 7, 2024Mar 11, 20268TX
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.
235C703TXFRANK LOPEZ TRANSPORT INCMay 5, 2026May 5, 20261
235C703TXACAVE COMPANIES INCJun 7, 2024Mar 11, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026