Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Brazos

4B9BKFS27PH054188 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 14
First seenJun 12, 2023
MO
Last seenOct 31, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
4B9BKFS27PH054188
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2023
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
054188

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 · Jun 12, 2023 – Oct 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 31, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BC TRANSPORT LLC 1438120C265386/ME
Oct 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSBC TRANSPORT LLC 1438120C265386/ME
Sep 23, 2025KYI · Full3BC TRANSPORT LLC 1438120C265386/ME
Aug 29, 2025MNI · Full19OOSBC TRANSPORT LLC 1438120C265386/ME
Aug 27, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0BC TRANSPORT LLC 1438120C265386/ME
Jul 6, 2025COI · Full5OOSBC TRANSPORT LLC 1438120C265386/ME
Jun 24, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0BC TRANSPORT LLC 1438120C265386/ME
Feb 21, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0BC TRANSPORT LLC 1438120C265386/ME
Jun 25, 2024MSI · Full3OOSBC TRANSPORT LLC 1438120C265386/ME
Mar 20, 2024COIII · Driver-only3BC TRANSPORT LLC 1438120C265386/ME
Sep 12, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0BC TRANSPORT LLC 1438120C265386/ME
Aug 21, 2023MOIII · Driver-only3AMERICAN FREIGHTLINE LLC 3149663C265386/ME
Aug 3, 2023MAIII · Driver-only1AMERICAN FREIGHTLINE LLC 3149663C265386/ME
Jun 12, 2023MOII · Walk-around3OOSAMERICAN FREIGHTLINE LLC 3149663C265386/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BC TRANSPORT LLC1438120Sep 12, 2023Oct 31, 202511TX
AMERICAN FREIGHTLINE LLC3149663Jun 12, 2023Aug 21, 20233MS
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.
C265386MEBC TRANSPORT LLCSep 12, 2023Oct 31, 202511
C265386MEAMERICAN FREIGHTLINE LLCJun 12, 2023Aug 21, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026