Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Brazos

4B9BKFS20LH054138 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
27 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 15
First seenJan 3, 2024
US
Last seenApr 2, 2026
FL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 27 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
4B9BKFS20LH054138
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2020
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
BKFS2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
054138

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 · 144 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Brazos

Prefix basis · 144 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
2020

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 3, 2024 – Apr 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2026FLIII · Driver-only1JS EXPRESS LLC 39826305380510/ME
Jan 17, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2JS EXPRESS LLC 39826305380510/ME
Nov 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around1SHANNON RANCH LLC 3865172173C780/TX
Oct 31, 2024USI · Full1TRANSAMERICA TRANSIT LLC 2352994173C780/TX
Oct 10, 2024USI · Full1TRANSAMERICA TRANSIT LLC 2352994173C780/TX
Aug 16, 2024USI · Full0TRANSAMERICA TRANSIT LLC 2352994173C780/TX
Aug 16, 2024USI · Full3OOSTRANSAMERICA TRANSIT LLC 2352994173C780/TX
Aug 9, 2024USI · Full1ADVANCED LIFT CARRIER SA DE CV 3131811173C780/TX
Jul 9, 2024USI · Full5OOSTRANSAMERICA TRANSIT LLC 2352994173C780/TX
May 29, 2024USIII · Driver-only0TRANSAMERICA TRANSIT LLC 2352994173C780/TX
Apr 2, 2024USI · Full0TRANSAMERICA TRANSIT LLC 2352994173C780/TX
Mar 1, 2024USI · Full2TRANSAMERICA TRANSIT LLC 2352994173C780/CI
Feb 22, 2024USI · Full1TRANSAMERICA TRANSIT LLC 2352994173C780/TX
Feb 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around1TRANSAMERICA TRANSIT LLC 2352994173C780/TX
Jan 3, 2024USI · Full1TRANSAMERICA TRANSIT LLC 2352994173C780/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JS EXPRESS LLC3982630Jan 17, 2025Apr 2, 20262TN
SHANNON RANCH LLC3865172Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20241TX
TRANSAMERICA TRANSIT LLC2352994Jan 3, 2024Oct 31, 202411TX
ADVANCED LIFT CARRIER SA DE CV3131811Aug 9, 2024Aug 9, 20241CI
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.
5380510MEJS EXPRESS LLCJan 17, 2025Apr 2, 20262
173C780TXSHANNON RANCH LLCNov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20241
173C780TXTRANSAMERICA TRANSIT LLCJan 3, 2024Oct 31, 202410
173C780TXADVANCED LIFT CARRIER SA DE CVAug 9, 2024Aug 9, 20241
173C780CITRANSAMERICA TRANSIT LLCMar 1, 2024Mar 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026