Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Buckeye

4B9CB9U21R1149327 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
4 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJan 5, 2026
MA
Last seenMay 14, 2026
CO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 4 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
4B9CB9U21R1149327
Make
Buckeye
Model
Buckeye
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
CB9U2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
149327

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 · 224 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Buckeye

Prefix basis · 224 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
2024

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 · Jan 5, 2026 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026COIII · Driver-only9OOSGQ LINE LLC 4077475C560234/IL
Apr 29, 2026TNI · Full4OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172998160ST/IL
Apr 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172998160ST/IL
Jan 7, 2026MDII · Walk-around7DMLCSL LLC 4476927998160ST/IL
Jan 5, 2026MAII · Walk-around4DMLCSL LLC 4476927998160ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GQ LINE LLC4077475May 14, 2026May 14, 20261NC
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Apr 16, 2026Apr 29, 20262IL
DMLCSL LLC4476927Jan 5, 2026Jan 7, 20262IL
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.
C560234ILGQ LINE LLCMay 14, 2026May 14, 20261
998160STILKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCApr 16, 2026Apr 29, 20262
998160STILDMLCSL LLCJan 5, 2026Jan 7, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026