Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Brazos

4B9BKDL23PH054210 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenFeb 7, 2024
AZ
Last seenApr 22, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 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
4B9BKDL23PH054210
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
054210

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 · Feb 7, 2024 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026AZI · Full7OOSB W SALVAGE LLC 2366464DJA9EK/AZ
Dec 4, 2025AZII · Walk-around4B W SALVAGE LLC 2366464DJA9EK/AZ
Dec 2, 2024AZI · Full7OOSB W SALVAGE LLC 2366464DJA6EK/AZ
Oct 28, 2024AZII · Walk-around2B W SALVAGE LLC 2366464DJA9EK/AZ
Sep 23, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1PAL D TRANSPORTATION LLC 1676220DJA9EK/AZ
Feb 7, 2024AZII · Walk-around3B W SALVAGE LLC 2366464DJA9EK/AZ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
B W SALVAGE LLC2366464Feb 7, 2024Apr 22, 20265AZ
PAL D TRANSPORTATION LLC1676220Sep 23, 2024Sep 23, 20241AZ
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.
DJA9EKAZB W SALVAGE LLCFeb 7, 2024Apr 22, 20264
DJA6EKAZB W SALVAGE LLCDec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241
DJA9EKAZPAL D TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 23, 2024Sep 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026