Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Brazos

4B9BKDL20PH054052 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenMar 18, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
4B9BKDL20PH054052
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
054052

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
2023

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 · Mar 18, 2024 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026CAII · Walk-around0L & Y TRANS INC 42851464VN5159/CA
Apr 28, 2026CAI · Full5OOSL & Y TRANS INC 42851464VN5159/CA
Mar 5, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1L & Y TRANS INC 42851464VN5159/CA
Nov 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around3L & Y TRANS INC 42851464VN5159/CA
Oct 1, 2025CAI · Full0L & Y TRANS INC 42851464VN5159/CA
Sep 23, 2025CAI · Full6OOSL & Y TRANS INC 42851464VN5159/CA
Apr 16, 2025CAI · Full0L & Y TRANS INC 42851464VN5159/CA
Mar 26, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0L & Y TRANS INC 42851464VN5159/CA
Dec 4, 2024CAII · Walk-around0KK TRUCKING SVC INC 30697794VN5159/CA
Jul 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0MANASSA TRUCKING INC 40651664VN5159/CA
Mar 18, 2024CAI · Full1MANASSA TRUCKING INC 406516609314AJ/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
L & Y TRANS INC4285146Mar 26, 2025May 13, 20268CA
KK TRUCKING SVC INC3069779Dec 4, 2024Dec 4, 20241CA
MANASSA TRUCKING INC4065166Mar 18, 2024Jul 27, 20242CA
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.
4VN5159CAL & Y TRANS INCMar 26, 2025May 13, 20268
4VN5159CAKK TRUCKING SVC INCDec 4, 2024Dec 4, 20241
4VN5159CAMANASSA TRUCKING INCJul 27, 2024Jul 27, 20241
09314AJWAMANASSA TRUCKING INCMar 18, 2024Mar 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026