Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Brazos

4B9BKDL26KH054629 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenAug 3, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 15, 2026
NV
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
4B9BKDL26KH054629
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
054629

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
2019

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 · Aug 3, 2023 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026NVI · Full16OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574UU8853/CA
Jan 3, 2026CAII · Walk-around2HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574UU8853/CA
Aug 18, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 13707574UU8853/CA
Jul 18, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1OVER THE ROAD TRANSPORT LLC 38206004UU8853/CA
Jan 26, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0OVER THE ROAD TRANSPORT LLC 38206004UU8853/CA
Jan 2, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OVER THE ROAD TRANSPORT LLC 38206004UU8853/CA
Aug 3, 2023CAII · Walk-around8EL JAROCHO INC 30453964UU8853/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC1370757Aug 18, 2025May 15, 20263TX
OVER THE ROAD TRANSPORT LLC3820600Jan 2, 2024Jul 18, 20253CA
EL JAROCHO INC3045396Aug 3, 2023Aug 3, 20231CA
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.
4UU8853CAHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLCAug 18, 2025May 15, 20263
4UU8853CAOVER THE ROAD TRANSPORT LLCJan 2, 2024Jul 18, 20253
4UU8853CAEL JAROCHO INCAug 3, 2023Aug 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026