Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Buckeye

4B9CB9U27R1149980 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 5, 2024
AZ
Last seenJan 11, 2026
OK
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9CB9U27R1149980
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
149980

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 · Jul 5, 2024 – Jan 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 11, 2026OKI · Full0LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC 3661157277C783/TX
Sep 9, 2025UTI · Full0LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC 3661157256B974/TX
Jul 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSLA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC 3661157256B974/TX
Jul 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around0LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC 3661157256B974/TX
Jun 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around1LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC 3661157256B974/TX
Mar 5, 2025LAI · Full0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993256B974/TX
Jan 5, 2025OKI · Full2POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993181B502/TX
Oct 20, 2024OKI · Full2POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993181B502/TX
Jul 5, 2024AZIII · Driver-only5POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993181B502/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC3661157Jun 20, 2025Jan 11, 20265TX
POWER TRUCK LINES LLC2980993Jul 5, 2024Mar 5, 20254TX
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.
277C783TXLA CRANE LOGISTICS LLCJan 11, 2026Jan 11, 20261
256B974TXLA CRANE LOGISTICS LLCJun 20, 2025Sep 9, 20254
256B974TXPOWER TRUCK LINES LLCMar 5, 2025Mar 5, 20251
181B502TXPOWER TRUCK LINES LLCJul 5, 2024Jan 5, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026