Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Buckeye

4B9CB9U28R1149356 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 16
First seenOct 16, 2024
KY
Last seenMar 4, 2026
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
4B9CB9U28R1149356
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
149356

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 · Oct 16, 2024 – Mar 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 4, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2RND SAFE CARGO INC 41894355546663/ME
Feb 4, 2026NCI · Full0RND SAFE CARGO INC 41894355546663/ME
Dec 22, 2025TNI · Full0RND SAFE CARGO INC 41894355546663/ME
Nov 12, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2RND SAFE CARGO INC 41894355546663/ME
Oct 31, 2025TNI · Full0RND SAFE CARGO INC 41894355546663/ME
Oct 9, 2025VAII · Walk-around0RND SAFE CARGO INC 41894355546663/ME
Aug 28, 2025TNI · Full0TESLA TRANSPORTATION LLC 33587455546663/ME
Jul 29, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0TESLA TRANSPORTATION LLC 33587455546663/ME
Jul 17, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1TESLA TRANSPORTATION LLC 33587455546663/ME
Apr 4, 2025IAI · Full2OOSLEMON TREE INC 4000427SP159TBD/IN
Mar 20, 2025MOI · Full0LEMON TREE INC 4000427SP159TBD/IN
Feb 13, 2025TNI · Full0LEMON TREE INC 4000427SP159TBD/IN
Dec 11, 2024TNI · Full1OOSLEMON TREE INC 4000427SP159TBD/IN
Dec 10, 2024TNI · Full1LEMON TREE INC 4000427122F236/IN
Oct 29, 2024TNI · Full0LEMON TREE INC 4000427122F236/UK
Oct 16, 2024KYI · Full0LEMON TREE INC 4000427122F236/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RND SAFE CARGO INC4189435Oct 9, 2025Mar 4, 20266IL
TESLA TRANSPORTATION LLC3358745Jul 17, 2025Aug 28, 20253VA
LEMON TREE INC4000427Oct 16, 2024Apr 4, 20257IN
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.
5546663MERND SAFE CARGO INCOct 9, 2025Mar 4, 20266
5546663METESLA TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 17, 2025Aug 28, 20253
SP159TBDINLEMON TREE INCDec 11, 2024Apr 4, 20254
122F236INLEMON TREE INCOct 16, 2024Dec 10, 20242
122F236UKLEMON TREE INCOct 29, 2024Oct 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026