Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Buckeye

4B9CB9U24R1149368 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenNov 5, 2024
SC
Last seenFeb 24, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9CB9U24R1149368
Make
Buckeye
Model
Buckeye
Model year
2024
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
CB9U2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
149368

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 5, 2024 – Feb 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 24, 2026MSIII · Driver-only2FIRST SAFE SHIPPING COMPANY LLC 4389752983701ST/IL
Jan 31, 2026MOI · Full0FIRST SAFE SHIPPING COMPANY LLC 4389752983701ST/IL
Oct 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around0FIRST SAFE SHIPPING COMPANY LLC 4389752983701ST/IL
Oct 21, 2025ARI · Full0FIRST SAFE SHIPPING COMPANY LLC 4389752983701ST/IL
Sep 19, 2025MSI · Full0FIRST SAFE SHIPPING COMPANY LLC 4389752983701/ME
Sep 6, 2025TNI · Full0FIRST SAFE SHIPPING COMPANY LLC 438975298370ST/IL
Jun 24, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1FIRST SAFE SHIPPING COMPANY LLC 4389752983701ST/IL
Mar 4, 2025TNI · Full0ROYALTY GROUP INC 3371591983701ST/IL
Nov 13, 2024TNI · Full0ROYALTY GROUP INC 3371591S488256/OH
Nov 5, 2024SCII · Walk-around0ROYALTY GROUP INC 3371591S488256/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FIRST SAFE SHIPPING COMPANY LLC4389752Jun 24, 2025Feb 24, 20267IL
ROYALTY GROUP INC3371591Nov 5, 2024Mar 4, 20253IL
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.
983701STILFIRST SAFE SHIPPING COMPANY LLCJun 24, 2025Feb 24, 20265
983701MEFIRST SAFE SHIPPING COMPANY LLCSep 19, 2025Sep 19, 20251
98370STILFIRST SAFE SHIPPING COMPANY LLCSep 6, 2025Sep 6, 20251
983701STILROYALTY GROUP INCMar 4, 2025Mar 4, 20251
S488256OHROYALTY GROUP INCNov 5, 2024Nov 13, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026