Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Brazos

4B9BKDL20MH054600 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 16, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 9, 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9BKDL20MH054600
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 31, 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
BKDL2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
054600

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 · 231 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Brazos

Prefix basis · 231 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
2021

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 · Feb 16, 2024 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around0TAYLOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 5906982190C771/TX
Jul 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around0TAYLOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 5906982190C771/TX
Dec 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around3FIVE AS TRANSPORT LLC 3297437190C771/TX
Feb 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around5FIVE AS TRANSPORT LLC 3297437190C771/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TAYLOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC5906982Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20262TX
FIVE AS TRANSPORT LLC3297437Feb 16, 2024Dec 9, 20252TX
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.
190C771TX2TAYLOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCJul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20262
190C771TXFIVE AS TRANSPORT LLCFeb 16, 2024Dec 9, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 31, 2026