Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Brazos

4B9BKDL25MH054656 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenNov 10, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 5 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
4B9BKDL25MH054656
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
054656

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 · Nov 10, 2023 – Apr 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 21, 2026CAI · Full3XL EXPRESS TRANSPORTS LLC 38969174VC8202/CA
Jul 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around1ESCAMILLA TRUCKING INC 31829024VC8202/CA
Apr 7, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3LONG TRIP TRANSPORTATION LLC 39836384VC8202/CA
May 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around2J C LOGISTIC LLC 3271200098B469/TX
Nov 10, 2023TXII · Walk-around2FLS TRANSPORT LLC 2430141098B469/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
XL EXPRESS TRANSPORTS LLC3896917Apr 21, 2026Apr 21, 20261CA
ESCAMILLA TRUCKING INC3182902Jul 7, 2025Jul 7, 20251CA
LONG TRIP TRANSPORTATION LLC3983638Apr 7, 2025Apr 7, 20251CA
J C LOGISTIC LLC3271200May 14, 2024May 14, 20241TX
FLS TRANSPORT LLC2430141Nov 10, 2023Nov 10, 20231TX
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.
4VC8202CAXL EXPRESS TRANSPORTS LLCApr 21, 2026Apr 21, 20261
4VC8202CAESCAMILLA TRUCKING INCJul 7, 2025Jul 7, 20251
4VC8202CALONG TRIP TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 7, 2025Apr 7, 20251
098B469TXJ C LOGISTIC LLCMay 14, 2024May 14, 20241
098B469TXFLS TRANSPORT LLCNov 10, 2023Nov 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026