Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Brazos

4B9BKDL27JH054010 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenNov 30, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 20, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
4B9BKDL27JH054010
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
054010

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
2018

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 30, 2023 – Jun 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSRFC TRANSPORT LLC 39835724RG5926/CA
Jan 21, 2025CAII · Walk-around1CHAVEZ TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 29976484RG5926/CA
Mar 19, 2024CAI · Full0CHAVEZ TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 29976484RG5926/CA
Nov 30, 2023CAII · Walk-around2OOSCHAVEZ TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 29976484RG5926/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RFC TRANSPORT LLC3983572Jun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251CA
CHAVEZ TRANSPORT SERVICES INC2997648Nov 30, 2023Jan 21, 20253CA
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.
4RG5926CARFC TRANSPORT LLCJun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251
4RG5926CACHAVEZ TRANSPORT SERVICES INCNov 30, 2023Jan 21, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026