Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Brazos

4B9BKDL2XRH054014 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 12
First seenJan 11, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 1, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
4B9BKDL2XRH054014
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2024
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
054014

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
2024

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 · Jan 11, 2024 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026CAII · Walk-around2THE CRUZ TRUCKING INC 29858654VS4771/CA
Feb 21, 2026CAII · Walk-around4BAY CRUSER TRUCKING INC 42065604VS4771/CA
Dec 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around4OOSBAY CRUSER TRUCKING INC 42065604VS4771/CA
May 19, 2025CAI · Full4OOSBAY CRUSER TRUCKING INC 42065604VS4771/CA
Feb 21, 2025CAI · Full3BAY CRUSER TRUCKING INC 42065604VS4771/CA
Oct 30, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSBAY CRUSER TRUCKING INC 42065604VS4771/CA
Oct 15, 2024CAI · Full3OOSBAY CRUSER TRUCKING INC 42065604VS4771/CA
Jun 14, 2024CAI · Full0BAY CRUSER TRUCKING INC 42065604VS4771/CA
May 3, 2024CAII · Walk-around2BAY CRUSER TRUCKING INC 42065606299R55/AZ
Feb 26, 2024CAI · Full5OOSTHE CRUZ TRUCKING INC 2985865UNKNOWN/CA
Jan 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSTHE CRUZ TRUCKING INC 29858656299R55/AZ
Jan 11, 2024CAI · Full5OOSTHE CRUZ TRUCKING INC 29858656299R55/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE CRUZ TRUCKING INC2985865Jan 11, 2024Jul 1, 20264CA
BAY CRUSER TRUCKING INC4206560May 3, 2024Feb 21, 20268CA
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.
4VS4771CA2THE CRUZ TRUCKING INCJul 1, 2026Jul 1, 20261
4VS4771CABAY CRUSER TRUCKING INCJun 14, 2024Feb 21, 20267
6299R55AZBAY CRUSER TRUCKING INCMay 3, 2024May 3, 20241
UNKNOWNCATHE CRUZ TRUCKING INCFeb 26, 2024Feb 26, 20241
6299R55AZTHE CRUZ TRUCKING INCJan 23, 2024Jan 23, 20241
6299R55CATHE CRUZ TRUCKING INCJan 11, 2024Jan 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026