Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Brazos

4B9BKFS20PH054243 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenSep 13, 2023
KS
Last seenJul 16, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
4B9BKFS20PH054243
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2023
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
BKFS2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
054243

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
2023

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 · Sep 13, 2023 – Jul 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSHUNTER FOWLER TRUCKING LLC 3586587C316671/ME
May 11, 2024WYII · Walk-around4SAMLINE TRUCKING INC 3523347C316671/ME
Apr 7, 2024ALII · Walk-around8OOSSAMLINE TRUCKING INC 3523347C316671/ME
Sep 13, 2023KSII · Walk-around1SAMLINE TRUCKING INC 3523347C316671/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HUNTER FOWLER TRUCKING LLC3586587Jul 16, 2025Jul 16, 20251OK
SAMLINE TRUCKING INC3523347Sep 13, 2023May 11, 20243WA
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.
C316671MEHUNTER FOWLER TRUCKING LLCJul 16, 2025Jul 16, 20251
C316671MESAMLINE TRUCKING INCSep 13, 2023May 11, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026