Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Buckeye

4B9CB9M20N1149717 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 10
First seenJul 1, 2024
OR
Last seenApr 30, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
4B9CB9M20N1149717
Make
Buckeye
Model
Buckeye
Model year
2022
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
CB9M2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
149717

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
BUCKEYE

Prefix basis · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Buckeye

Prefix basis · 10 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
2022

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BUCKEYE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Buckeye

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 · Jul 1, 2024 – Apr 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 30, 2026CAIII · Driver-only9OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 451817256150AL/WA
Apr 28, 2026ORII · Walk-around3OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 451817256150AL/WA
Apr 28, 2026ORII · Walk-around3OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 451817256150AL/WA
Jan 20, 2026ORIII · Driver-only1OOSPERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLC 439987256150AL/WA
Dec 5, 2025WAII · Walk-around2OOSPERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLC 439987256150AL/WA
Dec 3, 2025ORII · Walk-around2PERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLC 439987256150AL/WA
Nov 10, 2025ORI · Full3OOSPERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLC 439987256150AL/WA
Nov 6, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0PERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLC 439987256150AL/WA
Sep 30, 2025CAI · Full4OOSPERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLC 439987256150AL/WA
Jul 1, 2024ORII · Walk-around0SHADOW FREIGHT LLC 39652565225480/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Apr 28, 2026Apr 30, 20263IL
PERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLC4399872Sep 30, 2025Jan 20, 20266WA
SHADOW FREIGHT LLC3965256Jul 1, 2024Jul 1, 20241IL
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.
56150ALWA2KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCApr 28, 2026Apr 30, 20263
56150ALWAPERSPECTIVE EXPRESS LLCSep 30, 2025Jan 20, 20266
5225480MESHADOW FREIGHT LLCJul 1, 2024Jul 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026