Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Buckeye

4B9CB9M20P1149218 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
18 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenFeb 14, 2025
SC
Last seenAug 3, 2026
AR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 18 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
4B9CB9M20P1149218
Make
Buckeye
Model
Buckeye
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
149218

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
2023

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 · Feb 14, 2025 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026ARII · Walk-around1AMERICAN LOGISTICS PRIME LINE INC 30735575391144/ME
Jul 17, 2026ILII · Walk-around0AMERICAN LOGISTICS PRIME LINE INC 30735575391144/ME
Apr 27, 2026MSI · Full0AMERICAN LOGISTICS PRIME LINE INC 3073557539114/ME
Mar 14, 2026WVII · Walk-around0KLM 20 LLC 44591305391144/ME
Dec 17, 2025VAII · Walk-around0THE TIME TRANS INC 35682015391144/ME
Dec 4, 2025MIIII · Driver-only3THE TIME TRANS INC 35682015391144/ME
Apr 1, 2025MOII · Walk-around1CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 11651565391144/ME
Feb 14, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 11651565391144/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN LOGISTICS PRIME LINE INC3073557Apr 27, 2026Aug 3, 20263IL
KLM 20 LLC4459130Mar 14, 2026Mar 14, 20261WI
THE TIME TRANS INC3568201Dec 4, 2025Dec 17, 20252IN
CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC1165156Feb 14, 2025Apr 1, 20252IN
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.
5391144ME2AMERICAN LOGISTICS PRIME LINE INCJul 17, 2026Aug 3, 20262
539114MEAMERICAN LOGISTICS PRIME LINE INCApr 27, 2026Apr 27, 20261
5391144MEKLM 20 LLCMar 14, 2026Mar 14, 20261
5391144METHE TIME TRANS INCDec 4, 2025Dec 17, 20252
5391144MECRYSTAL TRUCKING INCFeb 14, 2025Apr 1, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026